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...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Kiwi Ali replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn
I should add, a midwife working shifts on Delivery Suite in our larger hospital (the one where our non-normal births go to) would also care for an referred inductions, and probably for the emergency...