Peninsula Birth Support, a 'branch' of Maternity Coalition has been set up. Check out their blog for more information.
There's also a twitter account.
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7 months ago
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Attachment, the Brain & Human Happiness
Macedon Ranges BaBs along with the Empathy Foundation are proud to present a seminar with acclaimed psychologist and parenting educator Robin Grille.
In a world that accepts detachment as the norm, Robin Grille has a refreshing take on the way in which we can nuture true attachment to our children. Parenting “experts” advocate shaming, punishments, rewards and emotional manipulation to produce “good” children. In an inspirational, honest talk, Robin address the true cost of societies acceptance of disconnectedness and the science behind the way our childhood experiences influence the adults we become.
Robin's seminar Attachment, the Brain, Human Happiness will look at the explosion of scientific research around the world in child development, emotional intelligence, brain development and the human heart. Never before has so much been known about how childhood experiences shape the adults we become, and this new knowledge is revolutionising the way we understand our babies and children. Parenting and child care are undergoing great changes in the wake of these discoveries. This presentation will place you at the forefront of these changes.
In this presentation you will learn:
• How your affection literally grows your child’s brain!
• How to give your baby and child the most emotionally secure start in life
• The key early childhood experiences that promote your child’s emotional intelligence
• How healthy emotional development ensures your child’s physical health – for the long term
This presentation is for parents, grandparents, child health professionals, early childhood teachers and carers.
Where? 17 Goode Street Gisborne
When? Thursday 26th November 9.30am (doors open at 9am) till 12.30pm
Cost is $30 per single, $50 double
Numbers Limited : Prior registration is highly advisable to ensure your seat
To register contact:
Alice on 0400 068 551 airda@bigpond.com
Jess 0432 493 685 macrangesbabs@yahoo.com.au
A limited number of copies of Robin Grille’s books, Parenting for a Peaceful World and Heart to Heart Parenting, will be available at both seminars at $35 each.
Prior payment when registering will hold your copy.
Macedon Ranges BaBs (birthing and babies support)
supported by Macedon Ranges Shire Council
www.woodendweb.org/babs
www.birthingandbabies.org.au
In a world that accepts detachment as the norm, Robin Grille has a refreshing take on the way in which we can nuture true attachment to our children. Parenting “experts” advocate shaming, punishments, rewards and emotional manipulation to produce “good” children. In an inspirational, honest talk, Robin address the true cost of societies acceptance of disconnectedness and the science behind the way our childhood experiences influence the adults we become.
Robin's seminar Attachment, the Brain, Human Happiness will look at the explosion of scientific research around the world in child development, emotional intelligence, brain development and the human heart. Never before has so much been known about how childhood experiences shape the adults we become, and this new knowledge is revolutionising the way we understand our babies and children. Parenting and child care are undergoing great changes in the wake of these discoveries. This presentation will place you at the forefront of these changes.
In this presentation you will learn:
• How your affection literally grows your child’s brain!
• How to give your baby and child the most emotionally secure start in life
• The key early childhood experiences that promote your child’s emotional intelligence
• How healthy emotional development ensures your child’s physical health – for the long term
This presentation is for parents, grandparents, child health professionals, early childhood teachers and carers.
Where? 17 Goode Street Gisborne
When? Thursday 26th November 9.30am (doors open at 9am) till 12.30pm
Cost is $30 per single, $50 double
Numbers Limited : Prior registration is highly advisable to ensure your seat
To register contact:
Alice on 0400 068 551 airda@bigpond.com
Jess 0432 493 685 macrangesbabs@yahoo.com.au
A limited number of copies of Robin Grille’s books, Parenting for a Peaceful World and Heart to Heart Parenting, will be available at both seminars at $35 each.
Prior payment when registering will hold your copy.
Macedon Ranges BaBs (birthing and babies support)
supported by Macedon Ranges Shire Council
www.woodendweb.org/babs
www.birthingandbabies.org.au
mybirth.com.au
Two young mothers go where Roxon fears to tread: A Report Card on local hospitals
Press release Sydney NSW, 16 November 2009:
Australian women are once more standing up for choice, and this time they’re using cyberspace to do it. Last week, the Deputy Prime Minister announced the My Schools website to provide parents with information about their children’s schools around Australia and the My Child website to provide information about the nation’s child care centres. Today, two Aussie mums are launching My Birth, a website providing information about the birth services available to Australian women.
“Today two young mothers have done what the health professionals and the government don’t seem able to do – they have given women easy access to statistics and information about their local maternity services. The government has promised to make school data transparent – now it is time to make hospital, doctor and midwife data transparent.” (Associate Professor Hannah Dahlen, Vice President, Australian College of Midwives)
My Birth, www.mybirth.com.au, provides crucial information for parents-to-be in deciding what birth service to use, including the birth service statistics of their local hospital, such as the percentage of births by caesarean or induction. Website founders Michelle Meares and Jennifer Brown state, “Women have a right to know what to expect when they choose a care provider and a place to birth their children. Sadly at present we are unable to provide the statistics for all States and Territories as they are not publicly released. We call on the Federal Government to release them for all Australian hospitals so women can make an informed choice.”
(Justine Caines, maternity consumer advocate and mother of seven) “Maternity health professionals (in particular doctors) receive huge sums of public money, for their work and insurance subsidies, they must be required to furnish their statistics, otherwise what is being hidden?”
The legislation currently before the Senate, the Medicare for Midwives Bill will significantly restrict women’s access to independent midwives. These are care providers with a proven record of improving outcomes for Australia’s mothers and babies. As has consistently happened in the past, when choice becomes restricted, there are serious implications. Australia stands at risk of becoming an archaic centre for maternity health compared to other countries like the Netherlands, Canada and the UK. Decisions made by the Federal Government today will affect the birth choices available to our children tomorrow. We as a society do not want a union (the Australian Medical Association – AMA) having the ability to decide where and with whom an Australian woman can give birth. Midwives are a highly skilled profession in their own right with a significantly different set of skills to doctors and they must be recognised as such here in Australia. The legislation before the Senate fails to do this and instead provides doctors with more control over women’s births. This, we believe, is a recipe for soaring statistics in the wrong direction. The My Birth website clearly shows why this is a very important women’s rights issue for all women of Australia today.
If Australian parents have the right to know the performance statistics of where their child will be educated, then they must also have the right to know the statistics of where that child is born, and what alternatives are available to them.
For media enquiries: Michelle Meares 0439 645 372 Jennifer Brown 0408 621 448
Press release Sydney NSW, 16 November 2009:
Australian women are once more standing up for choice, and this time they’re using cyberspace to do it. Last week, the Deputy Prime Minister announced the My Schools website to provide parents with information about their children’s schools around Australia and the My Child website to provide information about the nation’s child care centres. Today, two Aussie mums are launching My Birth, a website providing information about the birth services available to Australian women.
“Today two young mothers have done what the health professionals and the government don’t seem able to do – they have given women easy access to statistics and information about their local maternity services. The government has promised to make school data transparent – now it is time to make hospital, doctor and midwife data transparent.” (Associate Professor Hannah Dahlen, Vice President, Australian College of Midwives)
My Birth, www.mybirth.com.au, provides crucial information for parents-to-be in deciding what birth service to use, including the birth service statistics of their local hospital, such as the percentage of births by caesarean or induction. Website founders Michelle Meares and Jennifer Brown state, “Women have a right to know what to expect when they choose a care provider and a place to birth their children. Sadly at present we are unable to provide the statistics for all States and Territories as they are not publicly released. We call on the Federal Government to release them for all Australian hospitals so women can make an informed choice.”
(Justine Caines, maternity consumer advocate and mother of seven) “Maternity health professionals (in particular doctors) receive huge sums of public money, for their work and insurance subsidies, they must be required to furnish their statistics, otherwise what is being hidden?”
The legislation currently before the Senate, the Medicare for Midwives Bill will significantly restrict women’s access to independent midwives. These are care providers with a proven record of improving outcomes for Australia’s mothers and babies. As has consistently happened in the past, when choice becomes restricted, there are serious implications. Australia stands at risk of becoming an archaic centre for maternity health compared to other countries like the Netherlands, Canada and the UK. Decisions made by the Federal Government today will affect the birth choices available to our children tomorrow. We as a society do not want a union (the Australian Medical Association – AMA) having the ability to decide where and with whom an Australian woman can give birth. Midwives are a highly skilled profession in their own right with a significantly different set of skills to doctors and they must be recognised as such here in Australia. The legislation before the Senate fails to do this and instead provides doctors with more control over women’s births. This, we believe, is a recipe for soaring statistics in the wrong direction. The My Birth website clearly shows why this is a very important women’s rights issue for all women of Australia today.
If Australian parents have the right to know the performance statistics of where their child will be educated, then they must also have the right to know the statistics of where that child is born, and what alternatives are available to them.
For media enquiries: Michelle Meares 0439 645 372 Jennifer Brown 0408 621 448
Friday, November 13, 2009
SLINGS
The notes here are a summary from discussions about baby slings at a babs group. There is a plan to prepare an information sheet, so in putting the notes on the blog, we would welcome any comments or ideas about baby wearing, and links to websites, that you are happy to share with others. [Your photos are also welcome]
There are three main types: simple, soft structured carriers, and wraps.
Simple slings:
Meh Tai is a plain rectangle of fabric, with tie pieces attached. It can be bought from ABA Mothers Direct.
Maya Tie, which is based on the Meh Tai.
Pouch/Tube slings
[Add links]
Soft Structured carriers (with straps and clips): include
Ergo - see ABA Mothers Direct
ABA Simplicity Sling
Also, highly recommended,
Yamo Baby Carrier
Note that there are some soft structured carriers that are available in retail stores that mothers in our discussion did not like. These carriers suspend the baby with a lot of pressure on his/her crotch, while the better carriers achieve support across the baby's thighs and crotch.
Wraps: These are made of long pieces of fabric, either with or without rings. The plain fabric wraps are approximately 6 metres long.
Examples of Ring Slings: Maya Wrap
hugabub ring slings
Other wraps that are used and recommended by members of our groups:
Vatani Wrap
Stork Wrap
Hug-a-bub
cheryl connolly wrote:
there is a great DVD to cover everything - you can get it from Kimba, who sells various cloth baby carriers, at gonanago@gmail.com
a general website to look is baby-carriers-downunder.com
and peppermint.com
There are three main types: simple, soft structured carriers, and wraps.
Simple slings:
Meh Tai is a plain rectangle of fabric, with tie pieces attached. It can be bought from ABA Mothers Direct.
Maya Tie, which is based on the Meh Tai.
Pouch/Tube slings
[Add links]
Soft Structured carriers (with straps and clips): include
Ergo - see ABA Mothers Direct
ABA Simplicity Sling
Also, highly recommended,
Yamo Baby Carrier
Note that there are some soft structured carriers that are available in retail stores that mothers in our discussion did not like. These carriers suspend the baby with a lot of pressure on his/her crotch, while the better carriers achieve support across the baby's thighs and crotch.
Wraps: These are made of long pieces of fabric, either with or without rings. The plain fabric wraps are approximately 6 metres long.
Examples of Ring Slings: Maya Wrap
hugabub ring slings
Other wraps that are used and recommended by members of our groups:
Vatani Wrap
Stork Wrap
Hug-a-bub
cheryl connolly wrote:
there is a great DVD to cover everything - you can get it from Kimba, who sells various cloth baby carriers, at gonanago@gmail.com
a general website to look is baby-carriers-downunder.com
and peppermint.com
Saturday, November 7, 2009
REMINDER: RALLY ON MONDAY
Monday 9 November 2009 from 10.30am (local time)
Rally points:
Brisbane:
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd’s office
630 Wynnum Road
Morningside Qld 4170
Werribee:
Deputy Prime Minister
Julia Gillard’s office
Shop 2, 36 Synnot Street
Werribee Vic 3030
Sydney:
Minister for the Status of Women
Tanya Plibersek’s office
111-117 Devonshire Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Perth: at 11.10am Perth Only
Office of Stephen Smith (most senior Gov member in WA)
953A Beaufort Street
Inglewood WA 6932
If you are unable to attend, please prepare your 'calling card' - a letter to Kevin, Julia, Tanya, or Stephen (or another member of the government), telling them who you are and why you can not accept maternity reform which prevents midwives from practising midwifery in their own right, and prevents women from giving birth in their homes with their chosen midwife attending them. Please email your letter to your midwife or someone else who is going to the rally, and ask them to give it to the MP concerned.
Anyone who would like their calling card to appear on this blog, please email it to joy@aitex.com.au
NOTE:
I want to encourage midwives to go to the rally, and to make sure your banners and calling cards state clearly that you are not happy with what this reform is doing to you – as a midwife.
The midwife’s livelihood is at stake, and we need to be heard. The whole profession of midwifery stands to lose our right to practising on our own authority in any setting.
Rally points:
Brisbane:
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd’s office
630 Wynnum Road
Morningside Qld 4170
Werribee:
Deputy Prime Minister
Julia Gillard’s office
Shop 2, 36 Synnot Street
Werribee Vic 3030
Sydney:
Minister for the Status of Women
Tanya Plibersek’s office
111-117 Devonshire Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Perth: at 11.10am Perth Only
Office of Stephen Smith (most senior Gov member in WA)
953A Beaufort Street
Inglewood WA 6932
If you are unable to attend, please prepare your 'calling card' - a letter to Kevin, Julia, Tanya, or Stephen (or another member of the government), telling them who you are and why you can not accept maternity reform which prevents midwives from practising midwifery in their own right, and prevents women from giving birth in their homes with their chosen midwife attending them. Please email your letter to your midwife or someone else who is going to the rally, and ask them to give it to the MP concerned.
Anyone who would like their calling card to appear on this blog, please email it to joy@aitex.com.au
NOTE:
I want to encourage midwives to go to the rally, and to make sure your banners and calling cards state clearly that you are not happy with what this reform is doing to you – as a midwife.
The midwife’s livelihood is at stake, and we need to be heard. The whole profession of midwifery stands to lose our right to practising on our own authority in any setting.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Homebirth Awareness Week: Celebrate or Commiserate?
NEWS RELEASE
Monday October 26 2009
Contact: Justine Caines 0408210273
Homebirth Awareness Week: Celebrate or Commiserate?
Minister’s Weakness and Bureaucrats ignorance continues
This week marks Homebirth Awareness week. Homebirth Australia fears that this time next year Australian women will not have the option of homebirth.
“It is hard to understand the hysteria around homebirth in Australia. Our maternity hospitals are full to the brim, many of them churning women out conveyor belt style and yet this is considered safe, hardly! said Justine Caines Secretary of Homebirth Australia and mother of seven home born children.”
Mainstream Australian maternity care is not about women, women are rarely consulted in the development of services, they are the main player and yet they have been silenced by practitioners who insist they ‘know better’ said Ms Caines.
Homebirth on the other hand is different. Women make decisions about their care, they invite a midwife into their home, rather than be forced to meet the needs of practitioners and organisational convenience which happens when giving birth in a hospital” said Ms Caines
“The outcomes from homebirth are also considerably better*. Women experience more personalised care and fewer interventions, they also enter motherhood happier and more content.” said Ms Caines
Something that is considered a normal reasonable choice in the U.K, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Canada is under threat of extinction in Australia. Bureaucrats advising the Minister do not even understand homebirth and they refuse to seek information from key stakeholders
“Asking an Obstetrician about homebirth is like seeking advice from a midwife on caesarean surgery.” said Ms Caines
“Health Minister Nicola Roxon plans to fund midwifery care under Medicare, something sorely needed. She has however excluded homebirth. She did this against all evidence and the express wishes of the women of Australia across two enquiries, one that broke a Senate record on the number of submissions received.” said Ms Caines
The question remains; Will politicians continue to be more responsive to those with deep vested interest in maternity services? It is time to step up and listen to women, the very people for whom these so called reforms are proposed.” asked Ms Caines
Also see previous posts:
More irrefutable evidence
Safe Maternity Care
Homebirths in Victoria 2007
Monday October 26 2009
Contact: Justine Caines 0408210273
Homebirth Awareness Week: Celebrate or Commiserate?
Minister’s Weakness and Bureaucrats ignorance continues
This week marks Homebirth Awareness week. Homebirth Australia fears that this time next year Australian women will not have the option of homebirth.
“It is hard to understand the hysteria around homebirth in Australia. Our maternity hospitals are full to the brim, many of them churning women out conveyor belt style and yet this is considered safe, hardly! said Justine Caines Secretary of Homebirth Australia and mother of seven home born children.”
Mainstream Australian maternity care is not about women, women are rarely consulted in the development of services, they are the main player and yet they have been silenced by practitioners who insist they ‘know better’ said Ms Caines.
Homebirth on the other hand is different. Women make decisions about their care, they invite a midwife into their home, rather than be forced to meet the needs of practitioners and organisational convenience which happens when giving birth in a hospital” said Ms Caines
“The outcomes from homebirth are also considerably better*. Women experience more personalised care and fewer interventions, they also enter motherhood happier and more content.” said Ms Caines
Something that is considered a normal reasonable choice in the U.K, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Canada is under threat of extinction in Australia. Bureaucrats advising the Minister do not even understand homebirth and they refuse to seek information from key stakeholders
“Asking an Obstetrician about homebirth is like seeking advice from a midwife on caesarean surgery.” said Ms Caines
“Health Minister Nicola Roxon plans to fund midwifery care under Medicare, something sorely needed. She has however excluded homebirth. She did this against all evidence and the express wishes of the women of Australia across two enquiries, one that broke a Senate record on the number of submissions received.” said Ms Caines
The question remains; Will politicians continue to be more responsive to those with deep vested interest in maternity services? It is time to step up and listen to women, the very people for whom these so called reforms are proposed.” asked Ms Caines
Also see previous posts:
More irrefutable evidence
Safe Maternity Care
Homebirths in Victoria 2007
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Annual Report 2009
This is the brief annual report, presented to the BaBS AGM today. A financial report was also presented, and is available for members.
If you are involved in BaBS groups, and would like to support BaBS at an organisational level by becoming a member, please speak to one of the facilitators or midwives, or leave a message at this blog, and a membership form and other information will be emailed to you.
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
BaBS INCORPORATED
Report of the Association for the Annual General Meeting 28 September 2009
Since the inaugural meeting of BaBS Inc 6 August 2008, the committee has provided management and oversight of the association.
In November 2008 the committee accepted, with regret, the resignation of Erika Munton from the role of National Coordinator. Erika continued as a committee member, and as a facilitator of the Croydon BaBS group.
Erika has been an inspirational leader in BaBS, and the committee thank Erika for her dedication and skill in the past three years in the development of BaBS. Erika’s shoes have been difficult to fill. Other committee members have acted as they have been able in her absence.
Financial matters have been competently managed by the Treasurer, Tabitha Melgalvis. An ABN (Australian Business Number) has been accessed, and it appears on the association’s letterhead. A bank account has been opened with the Community Banking Sector (Bendigo Bank). BaBS Incorporated has been registered with the Australian Tax Office as a tax exempt body.
BaBS groups meet regularly at various locations. In some instances groups have ceased when the availability of facilitators has changed. The groups (in alphabetical order) have been facilitated at Albury NSW, Bayside Vic, Box Hill Vic, Casey Vic, Croydon Vic, Ferntree Gully Vic, Macedon Vic, Stanthorpe Qld, Sunshine Coast Qld, Ipswich Qld, Wagga Wagga NSW, and Wangaratta Vic. Some of the groups have continued under the management of Maternity Coalition, while others, particularly those in Victoria, report to BaBS Inc.
BaBS groups rely on leadership from mothers and midwives in communities. In the past six months there has been an unexpected and unprecedented threat to the future of private midwifery practice in Australia as a result of legislative reforms. BaBS has been supported by midwives in private practice, and this threat to their ability to continue practising has diverted much energy and availability.
BaBS continues to provide peer support groups for mothers in their communities, seeking to enable new mothers and pregnant women to increase their control over, and to improve, their health in pregnancy and birthing, and in the nurture of their babies.
Joy Johnston
Acting National Coordinator
Friday, September 25, 2009
Assisted reproduction technology in Australia and New Zealand 2007
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a new report:
Assisted reproduction technology in Australia and New Zealand 2007
In 2007, there were 56,817 assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment cycles undertaken in Australian and New Zealand. Of these cycles, 17.4% resulted in a live delivery (the birth of at least one liveborn baby). In total, 10,856 liveborn babies were born following ART treatment undertaken in 2007. The most important recent trend in ART treatment has been the reduction in the rate of twins and triplets births, with the multiple delivery rate falling from 18.7% in 2003 to 10.0% in 2007. This trend has been associated with an increase in the proportion of ART treatment cycles using single embryo transfer, from 32.0% in 2003 to 63.7% in 2007.
Click on the link to view the media release and report.
Assisted reproduction technology in Australia and New Zealand 2007
In 2007, there were 56,817 assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment cycles undertaken in Australian and New Zealand. Of these cycles, 17.4% resulted in a live delivery (the birth of at least one liveborn baby). In total, 10,856 liveborn babies were born following ART treatment undertaken in 2007. The most important recent trend in ART treatment has been the reduction in the rate of twins and triplets births, with the multiple delivery rate falling from 18.7% in 2003 to 10.0% in 2007. This trend has been associated with an increase in the proportion of ART treatment cycles using single embryo transfer, from 32.0% in 2003 to 63.7% in 2007.
Click on the link to view the media release and report.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Breech pregnancy and birth survey
Any mother who has experienced breech pregnancy and or birth research is invited to participate in an online study to look more closely at women's experience with breech birth and pregnancy. The researchers are interested in knowing how women feel about breech pregnancies and the choices available to them.
For more information, go to the survey
For more information, go to the survey
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Birth choices important to mothers
The following pic and article appear at the website of Fran Bailey, Member for the Victorian seat of McEwen.
Birth choice important to mothers
Monday, 10 August 2009
Mothers in rural and regional areas should be allowed to give birth at home under new maternal health laws, said member for McEwen Fran Bailey after a meeting in Gisborne.
Fran met mothers from across the Macedon Ranges and adjoining regions concerned that the Federal Government was out of step with overseas acceptance of home birth.
"I believe that every women has the right to make an informed choice on where to give birth to their baby," Fran said.
"It is a tragedy that the maternal services review now before the Federal Government could deny mothers any choice.
"The real fear is that Australia is taken backwards in its attitudes to births in hospitals and in the home and this particularly disadvantages expectant mothers in our local communities."
Fran spoke with members of the Macedon Ranges Babs (Birthing and Babies Support) Group to hear their concerns about the Government’s plan on birth choices.
"These mothers and midwives are so passionate about being able to give birth at home, sometimes at great financial cost to themselves," Fran said.
"But without professional indemnity insurance for midwives and an acceptance by the Government that expectant mothers can choose to have a natural birth, there will be an even greater demand on the public health system."
Fran told the meeting that their concerns would be raised with the Government and Senators who will shortly consider legislation on maternal services.
A further meeting with mothers from the Yarra Ranges will be held in Healesville on Friday August 14
Birth choice important to mothers
Monday, 10 August 2009
Mothers in rural and regional areas should be allowed to give birth at home under new maternal health laws, said member for McEwen Fran Bailey after a meeting in Gisborne.
Fran met mothers from across the Macedon Ranges and adjoining regions concerned that the Federal Government was out of step with overseas acceptance of home birth.
"I believe that every women has the right to make an informed choice on where to give birth to their baby," Fran said.
"It is a tragedy that the maternal services review now before the Federal Government could deny mothers any choice.
"The real fear is that Australia is taken backwards in its attitudes to births in hospitals and in the home and this particularly disadvantages expectant mothers in our local communities."
Fran spoke with members of the Macedon Ranges Babs (Birthing and Babies Support) Group to hear their concerns about the Government’s plan on birth choices.
"These mothers and midwives are so passionate about being able to give birth at home, sometimes at great financial cost to themselves," Fran said.
"But without professional indemnity insurance for midwives and an acceptance by the Government that expectant mothers can choose to have a natural birth, there will be an even greater demand on the public health system."
Fran told the meeting that their concerns would be raised with the Government and Senators who will shortly consider legislation on maternal services.
A further meeting with mothers from the Yarra Ranges will be held in Healesville on Friday August 14
Monday, July 27, 2009
grass roots birth activism
A message came from Kimba, who with a couple of friends set up a table with letters and information, outside the local supermarket, and got over 100 signatures on letters in 3 hours. "We also informed a lot of people and got them passionate on the issue!!"
Read more here
Great work Kimba and co!
Read more here
Great work Kimba and co!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
BaBS Clota Cottage in Box Hill - Term 3 schedule
Hi everyone! Here is the schedule for Term 3 at BaBs Clota Cottage in Box Hill Victoria. Hope to see you there!
22nd July - Emotions during pregnancy, birth and adjusting to parenting, including emotions of siblings and other family members
29th July - Open discussion
5th August - FAM (Fertility Awareness Method) and child spacing
12th August - Family budgeting
19th August - Open discussion
26th August - Normal birth
2nd Sept - Open discussion
9th Sept - Catch up and report from the Rally in Canberra
16th Sept - picnic for end of Term - location and details to be advised
22nd July - Emotions during pregnancy, birth and adjusting to parenting, including emotions of siblings and other family members
29th July - Open discussion
5th August - FAM (Fertility Awareness Method) and child spacing
12th August - Family budgeting
19th August - Open discussion
26th August - Normal birth
2nd Sept - Open discussion
9th Sept - Catch up and report from the Rally in Canberra
16th Sept - picnic for end of Term - location and details to be advised
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Bayswater BaBs
The Outer Eastern BaBs group that used to meet at Croydon has moved to Bayswater.
We have a new venue which is much more suitable for parents with toddlers and older children. We meet Fridays from 10am to 12 noon at TLC Bayswater in the children's room, we have a lovely comfy couch and plenty of floor space for the kids to play and the mums to relax and chill. TLC is located at 265 Canterbury Rd, Bayswater (between Bunnings and Dairy Bell!) and is an amazing venue.
Our topics for Term 3 this year are:
17 July - Gentle Parenting
24th July - Choices in Childbirth
31st July - Birth after Caesarean
7th August - Free discussion
14th August - Planning for your birth
21st August - Working with pain (in labour!)
28th August - Models of Care
4th September - Free discussion
11th September - Breastfeeding matters
18th September - PANDA
We hope to see both new faces and familiar ones at Bayswater BaBs over the next few months!
Anna :) 0404 074 506
We have a new venue which is much more suitable for parents with toddlers and older children. We meet Fridays from 10am to 12 noon at TLC Bayswater in the children's room, we have a lovely comfy couch and plenty of floor space for the kids to play and the mums to relax and chill. TLC is located at 265 Canterbury Rd, Bayswater (between Bunnings and Dairy Bell!) and is an amazing venue.
Our topics for Term 3 this year are:
17 July - Gentle Parenting
24th July - Choices in Childbirth
31st July - Birth after Caesarean
7th August - Free discussion
14th August - Planning for your birth
21st August - Working with pain (in labour!)
28th August - Models of Care
4th September - Free discussion
11th September - Breastfeeding matters
18th September - PANDA
We hope to see both new faces and familiar ones at Bayswater BaBs over the next few months!
Anna :) 0404 074 506
Mini-Expo for Pregnancy and Birth
Ferntree Gully BaBs (Vic) is hosting a
Mini-Expo for Pregnancy and Birth – What’s Out There?
Monday August 3rd 10 am -12 midday
COONARA COMMUNITY HOUSE
22 Willow Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully
Entry is a gold coin donation. Tea and Coffee available.
Pregnancy and birth are very special times in our lives, what are the options for care out there apart from the ‘run of the mill’ programs? For safe, professional, local and caring options come along to the Babs mini expo to collect information which may be helpful to you or a loved one.
For more information contact: Dom on 9755 2607
Who will be there?
• Midwives
• Osteopath
• Homeopath
• Australia Breastfeeding Association
• Calmbirth
• Doula
• Chiropractor
• Body Balance – exercise for pregnant women
• Belly Dancing
• Acupuncturist
• Naturopath
Mini-Expo for Pregnancy and Birth – What’s Out There?
Monday August 3rd 10 am -12 midday
COONARA COMMUNITY HOUSE
22 Willow Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully
Entry is a gold coin donation. Tea and Coffee available.
Pregnancy and birth are very special times in our lives, what are the options for care out there apart from the ‘run of the mill’ programs? For safe, professional, local and caring options come along to the Babs mini expo to collect information which may be helpful to you or a loved one.
For more information contact: Dom on 9755 2607
Who will be there?
• Midwives
• Osteopath
• Homeopath
• Australia Breastfeeding Association
• Calmbirth
• Doula
• Chiropractor
• Body Balance – exercise for pregnant women
• Belly Dancing
• Acupuncturist
• Naturopath
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wagga BaBs Group - program July-December 09
We meet regularly, usually in the Parents as Teachers Centre, Tolland Public School, cnr Raye and Parkhurst Sts, Tolland but please check schedule for alternative venue details where relevant.
Upcoming meetings for 2009 include:
Date: Wednesday 29 July
Time: 12 noon to 2:00pm
Topic: The role of midwives
Date: Wednesday 26 August
Time: 12 noon to 2:00pm
Topic: Baby wearing
Venue: The Farm, Sturt Highway, Gumly
Date: Wednesday 23 September
Time: 12 noon to 2:00pm
Topic: Posterior, breech and challenging birth including VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean)
Date: Wednesday 14 October
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Topic: Older mothers: Conception, pregnancy and motherhood over 35
Date: Wednesday 28 October
Time: 12 noon to 2pm
Topic: Surviving the first six weeks
Date: Wednesday 11 November
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Topic: No sex please – we’re parents: Changing relationship dynamics
Date: Wednesday 26 November
Time: 12 noon to 2:00pm
Topic: Green Parenting
Venue: Mates Gully Café – Fitzmaurice St
Date: Sunday 13 December
Time: From 4:00pm
Event: BaBs Christmas Party (BBQ)
Venue: Palm and Pawn Tavern, North Wagga
Bring: Swimmers, hats, sunscreen
Cost: TBA, pending new management
Further information about each session may be obtained via our Facebook site (search for Wagga BaBs), by emailing waggababs@gmail.com or calling Kirsty 0401 523 121 or Jenny 0418 205 262. Please RSVP via phone or email by 5pm on the day prior to each meeting to help with our planning.
Upcoming meetings for 2009 include:
Date: Wednesday 29 July
Time: 12 noon to 2:00pm
Topic: The role of midwives
Date: Wednesday 26 August
Time: 12 noon to 2:00pm
Topic: Baby wearing
Venue: The Farm, Sturt Highway, Gumly
Date: Wednesday 23 September
Time: 12 noon to 2:00pm
Topic: Posterior, breech and challenging birth including VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean)
Date: Wednesday 14 October
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Topic: Older mothers: Conception, pregnancy and motherhood over 35
Date: Wednesday 28 October
Time: 12 noon to 2pm
Topic: Surviving the first six weeks
Date: Wednesday 11 November
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Topic: No sex please – we’re parents: Changing relationship dynamics
Date: Wednesday 26 November
Time: 12 noon to 2:00pm
Topic: Green Parenting
Venue: Mates Gully Café – Fitzmaurice St
Date: Sunday 13 December
Time: From 4:00pm
Event: BaBs Christmas Party (BBQ)
Venue: Palm and Pawn Tavern, North Wagga
Bring: Swimmers, hats, sunscreen
Cost: TBA, pending new management
Further information about each session may be obtained via our Facebook site (search for Wagga BaBs), by emailing waggababs@gmail.com or calling Kirsty 0401 523 121 or Jenny 0418 205 262. Please RSVP via phone or email by 5pm on the day prior to each meeting to help with our planning.
PLEASE sign a petition to save private midwifery and homebirth
GO to the petition
"... with planned national registration of all health professionals to take effect on July 1st 2010 midwives in private practice will be unable to seek registration on the basis of their inability to obtain professional indemnity insurance."
The petition asks that "the senate bring this issue to the parliament's attention and make a speedy redress to assist midwives in private practice to obtain professional indemnity insurance. We also ask that midwives in private practice enjoy the same funding mechanisms as procedural general practitioners and specialist obstetricians under the medicare benefits schedule."
The petition is at the excellent new Homebirth Australia website.
"... with planned national registration of all health professionals to take effect on July 1st 2010 midwives in private practice will be unable to seek registration on the basis of their inability to obtain professional indemnity insurance."
The petition asks that "the senate bring this issue to the parliament's attention and make a speedy redress to assist midwives in private practice to obtain professional indemnity insurance. We also ask that midwives in private practice enjoy the same funding mechanisms as procedural general practitioners and specialist obstetricians under the medicare benefits schedule."
The petition is at the excellent new Homebirth Australia website.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Is there a link between birth interventions and autism?
There are topics that are difficult to address, even within the relative safety experienced in a BaBs group, where women have learnt to listen to each other, and trust and respect each other. Vaccination is one such topic. It has the effect of polarising people into the yes and no camps like no other.
Recently a discussion about the risk of tetanus for unvaccinated children led on to an acknowledgment of concern that vaccination may cause autism. A parent who *believes* that their action (in this case, accepting vaccination of their child) may result in a tragic brain development disorder will do all she or he can to avoid that action. While I have seen no compelling evidence to support these fears, I am convinced of the seriousness of Tetanus as a life threatening infection that can be prevented by vaccination. Unlike airborne and contact infections such as Diptheria, measles, mumps, TB &c that are rarely seen today in the developed world, Tetanus will never be erradicated, and will continue to be a threat whenever contaminated deep cuts or puncture wounds are experienced.
Someone has observed that the Amish don't vaccinate, and their children don't develop autism. I don't know if this is true or not, but that's not the only difference between an Amish family and an ordinary family in Melbourne today. We have electricity, cars, computers, internet, fast foods, pollution, ... We have high rates of induction of labour and other interventions in birth.
A professional research paper published this week in the Journal Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health asked the question Autism, ADHD, and Medicated Births : Relationship to Autism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
The author reviews what is known and what is postulated, and states that "Two questions remain unanswered:
* Are pediatric developmental disorders, such as autism spectrum and ADD/ADHD, actually forms of perinatal brain injury?
* Is there a relationship between the increase in the active management of labor and the increased incidence of these brain disorders in children?"
As with many other questions, no clear answers are yet available. Medicated births may or may not contribute to developmental problems. It follows, therefore, to recommend "a precautionary approach to active management, emphasizing more physiologic protocols and advocating lower synthetic oxytocin doses and allowing more labor time -- rather than adding more oxytocin."
Recently a discussion about the risk of tetanus for unvaccinated children led on to an acknowledgment of concern that vaccination may cause autism. A parent who *believes* that their action (in this case, accepting vaccination of their child) may result in a tragic brain development disorder will do all she or he can to avoid that action. While I have seen no compelling evidence to support these fears, I am convinced of the seriousness of Tetanus as a life threatening infection that can be prevented by vaccination. Unlike airborne and contact infections such as Diptheria, measles, mumps, TB &c that are rarely seen today in the developed world, Tetanus will never be erradicated, and will continue to be a threat whenever contaminated deep cuts or puncture wounds are experienced.
Someone has observed that the Amish don't vaccinate, and their children don't develop autism. I don't know if this is true or not, but that's not the only difference between an Amish family and an ordinary family in Melbourne today. We have electricity, cars, computers, internet, fast foods, pollution, ... We have high rates of induction of labour and other interventions in birth.
A professional research paper published this week in the Journal Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health asked the question Autism, ADHD, and Medicated Births : Relationship to Autism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
The author reviews what is known and what is postulated, and states that "Two questions remain unanswered:
* Are pediatric developmental disorders, such as autism spectrum and ADD/ADHD, actually forms of perinatal brain injury?
* Is there a relationship between the increase in the active management of labor and the increased incidence of these brain disorders in children?"
As with many other questions, no clear answers are yet available. Medicated births may or may not contribute to developmental problems. It follows, therefore, to recommend "a precautionary approach to active management, emphasizing more physiologic protocols and advocating lower synthetic oxytocin doses and allowing more labor time -- rather than adding more oxytocin."
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