Kiwi Ali

Kiwi Ali specializes in Practice Nursing, Postnatal Nursing.

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1. What's the weirdest baby name?

   Kiwi Ali replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Peychance, Sylence, Neveah (heaven backwards), trouble heighway (first and last), cant think of any other right now

2. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

   Kiwi Ali replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I'd love to have said this the other day ... "your wife came to see me to discuss her cholesterol results and CVD risk, I dont give a damn about yours and what statin you're on, SHUT THE F*CK UP so your wife can a word in edgewise and tell me HER sto...

3. tips on how to survive 12 hr shifts.

   Kiwi Ali replied to arabella205's topic in General Nursing

   I like 12 hour nights because people are awake when you come on shift! I work part time in a samll rural hospital birthing unit. Yes and agree with the water, keep hydrated :-)

4. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   Kiwi Ali replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

   I live 2 hours north of Whangarei, which makes it my closest city. Personally I hate big cities and Whangarei is 'just right' in terms of size. I have worked and trained at Whg hospital, its the main hospital for northland, and is a great place to wo...

5. Circ Rates by Region

   Kiwi Ali replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

   In NZ, its definately out of the norm to be circumsized nowadays. Can't say when I last heard of a male infant having it done. I dont even know who does it here.

6. Moving to New Zealand

   Kiwi Ali replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

   My birth mum comes over every year, and she usually brings cash and changes it here, I think she finds the exchange rate is lightly better, she usually looks at the exchange rate on the ANZ bank's website before coming. (anz.co.nz)

7. Where does your hospital complete the first bath

   Kiwi Ali replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a small rural hospital, primary care birhting unit only and a BFHI accredited ward. So there is NO nursery and pretty much all babies have skin-to-skin and are fed within the first 30mins-1hr. The first bath appears to be at the LMC discret...

8. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   Kiwi Ali replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

   Cool Might catch up with you at an inservice sometime all going well. Ali

9. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   Kiwi Ali replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

   Hi Sharron, I believe SCBU is staffed seperately, and mostly by RN's. I also know that at present Whangarei are desperate for midwives! Here is the email for Lynn Wardlaw who comes to Kaitaia for maternity meetings and may be the one to talk to about...

10. Babies cut during c-sections?

    Kiwi Ali replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My now 19 yr old was born by caesar for foetal distress and they cut her ear, she had three stitches, can hardly see the scar today.

11. Duties of OB nurses (and others) Please feel free to add!

    Kiwi Ali replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Alot of women use water for pain relief, either a spa bath, shower or the birthing pool. LMC is Lead Maternity Carer, the midwife who sees them thru pregnancy, labour, birth and to six weeks post partum.

12. bottle vs breast feeding

    Kiwi Ali replied to evansj2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think all my three had formula in hospital, that was in the days when hospitals just did it. Now their has to be a medical reason to supplement and consent must be signed by the parents. However, when we got home, not one of my three would take a b...

13. bottle vs breast feeding

    Kiwi Ali replied to evansj2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I'm from NZ, can you tell me what WIC is?? Thx

14. bottle vs breast feeding

    Kiwi Ali replied to evansj2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    oh yeah and no formula is ever given without informed signed consent for 'medical' reasons. If mum wants to AF then she brings her own formula and bottles.

15. bottle vs breast feeding

    Kiwi Ali replied to evansj2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do things a bit differently here - we've been accredited with the BFHI (Baby Friendly Hospital Inititative). Babes are skin-to-skinned at birth, fed within first hour (not many that dont) and then 'room in' 24/7. There is no nursery! Even in our ...