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	<title>Private Midwifery in Sydney &#187; Babies</title>
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	<description>The blog of Melissa Maimann: a Medicare-eligible midwife in Sydney.</description>
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		<title>Caesarean babies face more infections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link Some caesareans are genuinely necessary for the safety of mother or baby, so I wouldn&#8217;t like for this article to offend readers who may have had a caesarean that they feel was necessary for one reason or another. However, necessary or not, this article is reporting on the fact that babies who are born by caesarean tend to experience more infections than babies who were born vaginally. This adds to the other known risks of caesareans such as an increase in the rate of asthma, respiratory infections and diabetes. BABIES born by caesarean are much more likely to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating Fish While Pregnant is Good for Baby&#8217;s Brain Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link &#8230; infants of mothers who consumed more fish during pregnancy achieved higher scores in verbal intelligence and fine motor skill testing, as well as having a higher pro-social behavior &#8230; Fish oil is the primary source of Omega-3 fatty acids and contains docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the main component of brain cell membranes &#8230; &#8220;it contributes to the normal development of the brain and eye of the fetus and breastfed infants&#8221; &#8230; Eating fish is good, but it&#8217;s also important to eat the right type of fish, as some fish is higher in mercury. As a guide, the smaller the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been told my baby is big&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[and my care provider wants to induce me / schedule a caesarean. An interesting dilemma. What to do? A recent article has found that ultrasound diagnosis of fetal macrosomia (a big baby) at term is inaccurate in the majority of cases, and this inaccuracy may be contributing to unnecessary caesarean sections. In an observational cohort study of 235 pregnancies at term in which ultrasound measurements led to a diagnosis of fetal macrosomia, only about a third of the infants were actually macrosomic at birth. Additionally, these pregnancies with ultrasound-diagnosed fetal macrosomia were more than twice as likely as all pregnancies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Twin Birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a difficult delivery with my first baby, including posterior presentation, premature rupture of membranes, meconium staining, stalled labour, 18 hours of Syntocinon, a largely ineffectual epidural, a 4 hour second stage, and forceps delivery. My daughter had severe respiratory distress and was in the NICU for several days. It was a very tough introduction to parenthood and left me quite traumatised, especially the separation from my daughter. My husband and I decided that we would try for a homebirth if we had another baby, in the hope that a calmer environment would assist the birth process. When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do Midwives Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a common question I am asked! When people ask me what I do, I tell them I am a midwife. The next question is usually, “Oh, so you’re a nurse?”. “Not quite”, I reply, “a midwife – I care for women though pregnancy and birth and with their new baby.” Then they really look puzzled. “That&#8217;s not what an obstetrician does?&#8221; “An obstetrician is a doctor who specialises in caring for women with complicated pregnancies and births. A midwife specialises in caring for women who are having healthy pregnancies and births.” By that stage they’re well and truly confused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart test that saved baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link This test is very simple to perform &#8211; any midwife could administer this; it takes very little time, is non-invasive and causes no pain for the baby. It is not (yet) routine in Australian hospitals, although some are performing it. &#8230; Baby Charlie is the apple of his mother&#8217;s eye. A little more than three months ago he was born, seemingly healthy &#8230; &#8220;We were packed ready to go literally on our way out the door&#8221; &#8230; But Charlie still needed two newborn screens. One, the heel prick is mandatory. The baby&#8217;s heel is poked, drawing a spot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treatment Halves Preterm Birth Rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link The risk of preterm birth and neonatal mortality and morbidity declined significantly in asymptomatic women with a &#8230; short cervix treated with vaginal progesterone &#8230; The treatment was associated with a 40% to 50% reduction in the risk of preterm birth, a 43% reduction in total neonatal morbidity and mortality, and a 45% reduction in the frequency of low birth weight. &#8230; &#8220;Our analysis provides compelling evidence that vaginal progesterone prevents preterm birth and reduces neonatal morbidity and mortality in women with a short cervix,&#8221; &#8230; &#8220;Importantly, progesterone reduced early preterm birth. These immature babies are at the greatest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delayed Cord Clamping</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link Delayed cord clamping refers to the practice of clamping the umbilical cord after it has stopped pulsating. The usual hospital practice is to clamp and cut the cord straight away, however new wisdom (practiced for many years by private midwives) challenged the usual practice. Soon after a baby is born, the umbilical cord is clamped. But just how long those minutes should be, in between birth and clamping, is the subject of some controversy. New research from Sweden shows that a delay in clamping the cord, by just a few minutes, results in improved iron levels for babies &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Illegal&#8217; midwives: Is Australia destined for the same?</title>
		<link>http://www.sydneymidwife.com.au/2011/08/illegal-midwives-is-australia-destined-for-the-same/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=illegal-midwives-is-australia-destined-for-the-same</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home birth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article from Canada explains their midwifery system which includes unregistered midwives. Ann (not her real name) operates outside the regulated profession, living life on the edge, exposed to a constant threat of legal action should births under her watch go wrong. She knows five other unregistered midwives working in Montreal’s so-called “parallel network.” They typically help women who are unable to secure legal midwife services to have their babies at home or in a birthing centre, and who reject the official alternative of giving birth in a hospital There is no shortage of demand for their services. With just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking&#8217;s effect on unborn babies revealed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Maimann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link Unborn babies exposed to nicotine have a higher risk of high blood pressure and heart disease growing up. &#8230; researchers now know why the nicotine exposure &#8211; including from patches and gum &#8211; has the effect: &#8230; the addictive substance causes the formation of potentially damaging chemicals, known as reactive oxygen species, in the blood vessel walls of the foetus. &#8230; nicotine patches and gum, commonly used by people trying to kick their smoking habit, could have the same effect. &#8230; the study proved the long-term harm nicotine caused to children from a young age or as a foetus. [...]]]></description>
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