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Letter to the editor re: the Demystification of University

By Benn, C
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

Encouraged by Dr Valerie Fleming, a former lecturer in the Department, the Department of Nursing Studies made a commitment to the development of a midwifery programme. As a sign of its commitment, the Department changed its name to the Department of Nursing and Midwifery.

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Editorial: Plus ca change encore la meme chose

By Manoharan, H
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

Information is a primary need of new parents in pregnancy and childbirth. People in our society often grow up knowing little about childbirth and generally are accustomed to giving all the responsibilities to the health professionals.

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Documentation: The front line in midwifery risk management

By Pearse, J
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

A midwife came in the other morning and said, 'It's terrible since you started telling me about professional liability, I document everything. Like this morning: I got a phone call from a woman and normally I would write "X rang - advised". Today I documented why she rang, what we discussed, our decisions, and that she must ring back if there was no improvement. Do you think I'm overreacting?'

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Advertising

By Pearse, J
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

It has been noted in recent advertisements that some midwives use as part of their endorsement the fact that they are members of the New Zealand College of Midwives. All current members are entitled to advertise their membership but we would like to point out that this carries certain obligations.

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How useful is bioscience knowledge in midwifery and is it necessary for safe practice?

By Hegarty, B
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

This article is an abridged account of third-year midwifery students' experiences and opinions about the usefulness of bioscience knowledge and its relationship to safety in their practice. The information was gathered in 1994 and 1995, as an informal evaluation exercise, to determine the educational needs of third-year midwifery students. The study of bioscience is an essential component of the curriculum in the three-year direct-entry Bachelor of Midwifery Degree programme offered at Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand.

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Caring for sexual abuse survivors during pregnancy and beyond

By Cotman, S, Axon, V
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

During the childbirth continuum women might reasonably expect to have their emotional difficulties responded to with as broad a range of options as occurs in their physical care. The impact of prior or current sexual abuse on a woman, during her childbirth continuum, has in the past received little investigation. Midwives are uniquely placed to facilitate positive, cathartic, experiences for women with histories of sexual abuse, because of the intimate relationship and mirroring of the cultural positions shared by women and midwives.

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Routine pregnancy testing

By Donley, J
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

According to Charles Essex 50 per cent of first trimester spontaneous abortions and one in 200 neonates have a chromosomal abnormality. This provides the rationale for the proliferation of routine pregnancy tests (RPT) which are an extension of the medical model of maternity care. The question I want to address is: Is this really in the best interests of either women or midwives?

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When should we change our practice? When should we be cautious?

By Stewart, A
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

Suppose you find an article by Bloggs which outlines a comparative study of 50 women eating marshmallows and 50 women without marshmallows and found that the women with marshmallows requested and used less analgesia during labour than those women without marshmallows. Would you adopt the use of marshmallows as part of suggestions for women in labour? Your answer might well be 'Yes it sounds good and it is not likely to be harmful'. What if we then add the information that this group of women were Hispanic Americans, under the care of obstetricians and obstetric nurses? You might then feel that the client group, culture and obstetric practices could differ to your own practice and clients. If we then add that whilst these are the overall results, in Table 1 of results we have the following finding. Does this make any difference?

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HELLP Syndrome

By Cowan, J
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

For the last 18 months HELLP Syndrome has had a very big effect on my life. I have become driven to study this fascinating and complicated condition. It seems a strange subject to interest a midwife who is mainly involved with normal birth and who has a strong commitment to home birth but in March 1994 an encounter with HELLP Syndrome had a profound effect on my life and has led not only to a fascinating study but to the setting up of an organisation to provide support for women with pre-eclampsia and to promote public awareness and better detection of the condition.

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A travel report and a look at vaccination

By Alber, E
on Monday, 01 Apr 1996 in New Zealand College of Midwives Journal - Volume: 14

Dr G Buchwald MD, one of the speakers at the International Vaccination Symposium in Auckland last April, has for the past 30 years been the medical adviser for the German Parent Association for the Support of Vaccine Damaged Children. Last year he invited me to come along on his tour of 11 lectures around Germany, at which he warned that vaccines do not protect against diseases and cause harm.

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