Hello, my name is Sylvia Christofis and I am 39 years old. I am expecting my second child in 17 years. My son Steven was born in December 1989. I had four months of bad morning sickness until 16 weeks and trouble-free pregnancy until I reached 35 weeks. At that stage, I developed High
This is how Denise's birth story starts. It was a Monday morning when I first noticed a strange twinge of pain in my tummy region, but being a first-timer I continue on with the normal day's routine without mentioning this to anyone. Tuesday rolled around and those twinges were becoming more regular but not
Last year, I went to the doctor complaining of tender breasts. I was asked to give details of my last menstrual cycle. Come to think, I remember saying, it has been a while. The doctor gave me a urine test and it gave a positive result. She then proceeds to send me to the
As the mother of three children aged 2, 5 and 7 may experience with childbirth has varied. My first son was born after a very long 42-week pregnancy and high blood pressure. Induced at 42.1 weeks I thought we would be blessed with short labour as we had already waited such a long time
This is Toby's Birth Story - my first birth was a breeze, 6lb 14oz, 18 days early & 4 hours 27 minutes!! So obviously my next birth was going to be so much easier, and it didn’t really matter that it was 6 and a half years later. I had it all planned, I
By Margaret Saunders Some years ago when I lived in inner city Melbourne, my friend Rob visited from New Zealand. Rob also had travelled around the world and had, had a very eventful life. So after a few days when he commented that I had a country lifestyle whilst living in the city, I
One of the ways in which people have high self-esteem is through their occupation. How you feel about your occupation determines how others will view your occupation. If your occupation is selling ice in Alaska but you spoke with confidence and enthusiasm and believed you were the best ice salesperson in Alaska, then you
By Wealth Lane The arrival of a new child can present a whole range of financial challenges. Not only does the household income usually drop, costs generally go up. However, there are several Government benefits available to families with young children which may assist: Paid Parental Leave or the Baby Bonus? After the birth
The ‘Term Breech Trial’ and its aftermath is a prime example of how evidence itself can be put on trial. Ten years ago not, Hannah and colleagues’ published the so-called ‘term breech trial’ (TBT). We still practise in its shadow. Many experienced clinicians urged caution in accepting the study’s initial outcomes; data from the
Vaginal breech birth at Westmead Hospital. I’ve recently joined the maternity staff at Westmead Hospital as the new Clinical Midwifery Consultant. I remember at interview discussing the role as being integral to achieving the objectives of Maternity – Towards normal birth in NSW (TNB) (NSW Health, 2010). We discussed how collaboration between midwives and
