Physological breech birth.
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 I have not posted here for a long time  but came across this important work by Dr Shawn Walker on physiological breech birth which I want to share.     Physiological breech birth ..read more
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I am in the top 20 Midwifery Blogs
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Not sure how this happened by my blog has been chosen as one of the top 20 midwifery blogs for 2012. Many thanks to everyone who voted for my blog in the pole.  http://www.kwikmed.org/20-of-the-best-midwife-blogs-in-2012 ..read more
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NZCOM conference August 2012
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I had a lovely time at the NZCOM conference 24th to the 26th August. I was lucky enough to be able to present at a concurrent session on the first day and had a good audience who seemed interested in the topic. I was asked if I would make my presentation available and so I have loaded it to slideshare and I am sharing it here. The topic is around communities of practice, and the learning that can happen when midwives are able to engage with a variety or different practice groups. I am also interested in learning that happens when individuals or groups have differing opinions. While it is lovel ..read more
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Unethical marketing practices by Formula Manufacturers
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In NZ formula companies are becoming bolder in their marketing practices. Just recieved in my postbox today from Pfizer (who manufacture SMA amongst other things) promotional material for S26 Gold. amongst other things they are offering me free samples of Newborn formula as well as follow on formula. I have a form I can fax back to them to request these samples. The fax number given is 09 489 6240. This is the statement about how the company see this sitting within the Code of Practice for marketing of infant formula : ""These samples have been provided under the provisions of Article 7.3 of t ..read more
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Letter to the editorial board of the British Journal of Midwifery.
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A week ago, when I initially wrote about my alarm and astonishment with the BJM awards and then finding out about Cow & Gate sponsored study days for midwives I had no real idea of the prevalence of corporate sponsorship, by infant formula companies and their subsidiaries, in the continuing education of health professionals in the UK. My amazement and astonishment has grown daily since then and I have to admit to feeling an enormous sense of despair about the whole thing as this is much larger than I had ever imagined it could be. It seems that without proper government control the particu ..read more
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Why not just give him a bottle? Infant formula company sponsorship of the midwifery profession
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Way back in 1990 I organised a study day in Balclutha for rural midwifery. It was a huge success and we had about 90 midwives and other medical staff attend. We sought sponsorship from local businesses and had some trade stands. The local chemist was a sponsor and on their stand had some infant formula and related products. Shortly after the event we received a formal complaint from the monitoring body for the WHO/UNICEF code of marketing of breast milk substitutes, pointing out the many areas in which we were in breach of the code. The chemist received the same complaint. We were taken abac ..read more
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Casearean section. Midwives play their part
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birth, a photo by maria mono on Flickr. Increasingly babies are being born through an incision in their mothers abdomen. Sometimes this is after the mother has gone into labour but often without labour having been initiated at all. The baby is plucked without prior warning from familiar surroundings and brought into the world. The mother then has to recover from a major abdominal operation. Such surgery requires many weeks if not months of recovery. Why is it that this proceedure is increasingly required to bring babies into the world? On the 9th of February midwives in Otago are coming toget ..read more
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How to create a youtube account
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Next year I may be asking students to upload a video to youtube. This is a video which explains how to create a youtube account and how to upload a video ..read more
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Sally Tracy on the cascade of intervention
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The wonderful Sally Tracy talking about the cascade of intervention which happens in birth And what happens with the baby after all of this ..read more
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Primary birthing and National standards for maternity care.
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I was just reading the New Zealand Maternity Standards document from the Ministry of Health. Standard three states "All women have access to a nationally consistent, comprehensive range of maternity services that are funded and provided appropriately to ensure there are no financial barriers to access for eligible women." There is however no primary birthing facility option for women birthing in Dunedin. There is no national consistency in the provision of primary birthing facilities for women. This is a matter that needs to be addressed if we are to support women to birth without medical int ..read more
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