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Misconceptions: truth, lies, and the unexpected on the journey to motherhood

By Shaw, R
on Saturday, 01 Oct 2005 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 33

Rhonda Shaw comments on Naomi Wolf's book 'Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood' (2001): I recently returned home to New Zealand to live. As I was about to depart from Melbourne, Pru Goward, who was the Australian Federal sex discrimination commissioner at the time, came out with the following advice to aspiring young women in the paid work force. In Goward’s opinion women should do the following: “Freeze your eggs in your 20s, when they are the best they will ever be, and then accept you won’t have children until you’re in your late 30s or early 40s …” (Jerums, 2001, p. 16). Despite Luce Irigaray’s (1993, p. 133) recent observation that; “motherhood is back in fashion … especially because of artificial methods of fertilization”, Goward suggests otherwise. In her view, women are ‘voting with their wombs’ not to have children.

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Defining normal birth: A student perspective

By Gilkison, A, Holland, D, Berman, S, McAra-Couper, J, Waller, N, Gunn, J, Lennan, M
on Friday, 01 Apr 2005 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 32

This study sought midwifery students’ definitions of normal birth and recorded their observations of “how midwives practice” in keeping birth ‘normal’. As a component of the wider study, this paper reports only on students’ definitions of normal birth. Data was gained from a series of focus group interviews and descriptive content analysis was applied to the transcripts. Students uncovered an understanding of the complexity of the socio political influences that inform the defining process. Their definition of ‘normal birth’ may be considered ‘ideal’ against an observed reality, where the definition of ‘normal birth’ is influenced by who defines ‘normal’ and what counts as intervention.

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Vitamin A - when too much of a good thing isn't - Erratum

By Elias, S
on Friday, 01 Apr 2005 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 33

In parts of the text, the sign for "less than" which is recognised as the symbol "<" was replaced by other symbols.

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Vitamin A - when too much of a good thing isn't

By Elias, S
on Friday, 01 Apr 2005 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 32

Vitamin A, a fat-soluble vitamin, is an important nutrient during pregnancy. Vitamin A is present in both animal and plant sources. However, only high intakes of retinol from animal products and/or supplements have been reported to have teratogenic effects. High intakes of retinol have been associated with a variety of birth defects including craniofacial malformations. Although high intakes of retinol have been reported in pregnant women, data from the New Zealand National Nutrition Survey indicate that New Zealand women on average do not consume excessive amounts of vitamin A. It is important, nevertheless, for pregnant women to be aware of the adverse effects of vitamin A during early pregnancy while ensuring they meet the recommended intake of vitamin A.

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Family Violence Prevention Programme for Midwives: An Auckland Evaluation

By Berman, S, Barlow, K, Koziol-Mclain, J
on Friday, 01 Apr 2005 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 32

The New Zealand College of Midwives instituted family violence workshop training in 2002 to prepare midwives to integrate screening and referral for family violence into their care. In this paper the findings are presented of a qualitative descriptive study in which a small sample of Auckland midwives participated in focus groups to explore their learning experience and the degree to which the workshop objectives were met. Participant midwives affirmed a commitment to incorporate family violence screening into their practice. They also made recommendations for additional and ongoing teaching and learning activities to facilitate positive and sustainable change in responding effectively towards preventing family violence during pregnancy.

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Evidence based health care: Raising issues from a midwifery perspective

By Davis, D
on Friday, 01 Apr 2005 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 32

This paper explores the evidence based health care movement and its implications for midwifery practice. While it is acknowledged that understanding and utilising research evidence is an important skill for midwives, this is not without its difficulties or issues. Further, the woman midwife relationship and the role of evidence in informing decision-making is explored. It is suggested that both partners have important responsibilities in the relationship and that evidence is one of many factors that influences decision-making. This paper also explores the availability of useful research evidence for midwifery practice, suggesting that available research evidence does not always answer the sort of questions midwives or women have about care. It is therefore important that midwives become active in contributing to the body of knowledge and evidence in our discipline and that we do this in collaboration with the consumers of our service.

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Barriers and enablers to successful implementation of the midwifery standards review process for district health board-employed midwives

By Barlow, K, Lennan, M
on Friday, 01 Apr 2005 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 32

This paper outlines key findings from a clarificative evaluation study undertaken in 2003. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide information that would be useful during the introduction and implementation of the New Zealand College of Midwives’ Midwifery Standards Review process for employed midwives in a large metropolitan District Health Board.

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Practice Wisdom: Hey… mind your language!

By Alice, K
on Friday, 01 Oct 2004 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 31

“Pizzas are delivered. Strong women give birth.” A plea to make to my sister midwives and although you have probably heard it before, I ask you to be patient. I realise that you are sensitive to politically correct means of talking to your colleague midwives and medical staff. I know that you will never ask a woman to “hop(s) up on to the bed, after having popped into the loo to do a little wee” (Leap, 1992, p. 60). I am certain that you would never speak of ‘allowing’ this or ‘permitting’ that and ‘management’ is what the facility leaders do, isn’t it?

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"Leaving your dignity at the door" maternity in Wellington 1950-1970

By Stojanovic, J
on Friday, 01 Oct 2004 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 31

This descriptive historical research traces the sociopolitical changes in New Zealand maternity from 1900 to 1970 to create a backdrop against which the place of women in society, the hospitals, the workforce, maternity practices and the childbearing process are illuminated using the insights of women and midwives who experienced them.

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Guest editorial: Centenary of The Midwives Act 1904

By Wood, P
on Friday, 01 Oct 2004 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 31

Centenary of The Midwives Act 1904

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