Kiwimid

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1. "Caught" my first baby!!

   Kiwimid replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   hey i never ment to rain on anyones parade. to be honest there is a part of me that misses getting that excited. its hard to find people who understand as there are few forums for student midwives...

2. "Caught" my first baby!!

   Kiwimid replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Iv's sterile feilds, preps, calling for the doc at a nvd. hee hee i am sorry but we midwives do 70% probably more of the delieveries by ourselves with a back up midwife. AND I WASN"T TRAINED AS A...

3. "Caught" my first baby!!

   Kiwimid replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Please excuse my ignorance, but I am a second year Midwifery student and i have had eleven catches. catching is the easy part, it is the care either side of the catch that is the difficult part!!....

4. I just saw the most amazing delivery

   Kiwimid replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

   my most interesting birth so far was a fotling breech at 36 weeks, was off to ot for a lscs when she started

5. Birth in the Media

   Kiwimid replied to Nefertari1279's topic in Ob/Gyn

   gee that sounds like a great woman to care for. these programmes are so unrealistic and i think the guys who make these shows have alot to answer for. they paint an almost unobtainable picture to the...

6. Fetal death after maternal death

   Kiwimid replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Ob/Gyn

   wow!!! thats amazing!!!

7. THIS is what a computer is SUPPOSED to do!

   Kiwimid replied to bedpan's topic in Nursing Humor

   ok im am bookmarking that one ......thank

8. Unassisted birth on GMA this morning!?

   Kiwimid replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   i am training to be a midwife in New Zealand and our model of practice is quite different to what you guys have, in fact it is unique to New Zealand. It is based around a treaty that was singed with...

9. Recent birth - unanswered questions

   Kiwimid replied to threeriversbirth's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i agree with the others on this one.....the more ves the greater the chance of infection . i had one of my women get to a certain point and then just stop. i just want to know as a student why not do...

10. Husband with Kidney Cancer

    Kiwimid replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Mama........ how terrifying for you.....my best wishes to you from this side of the world.....if there is anything we can do let us know.....not that im in your hemisphere or...

11. Let's talk about death

    Kiwimid replied to Okiecruffler's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    my heart goes out to you....he looks sooo much like my son who is nearly the same age now....who has had health problems but not as bad as your wee guy. our children enspire us to be more than we...

12. Did anyone read the People story about Christina Aguilera?

    Kiwimid replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we need to educate women about their bodies more. the pelvic floor gets stretched carrying around a pregnant uterus anyway. sheesh are people stupid enough to really believe that a c section is any...

13. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    Kiwimid replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    if the craving gets too much, try changing brands, one with a different scent. it is fairly common,but i would not drink it. your a sensible person and know that im sure. good luck with the rest of...

14. Bizzare

    Kiwimid replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i had my brother and his significant male other in the room when i had my first. the nurse looked at my brother and asked if he was the dad. nup he said, the other just said i dont do thst .....was...

15. Smoking And Nurses

    Kiwimid replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    oh and im not using any aides like patches or gum. and i dont feel any great loss. strange, must have just been my time too