Dear Freda,

I think both topics you are researching are of utmost interest.  I would
like to have your e mail address to get, if possible, some suggestions as to
how to present Vit. K info to our clients.  I need to read what is available
in English and then offer info to pregnant couples since I live in Mexico
and here there is no other view but the one accepting the Vit K injection on
a rutinary basis. What I usually do in my practice is give Arnica 30 (a few
small globuli once) to the baby in the close postpartum, but I, myself, is
left with the uncertain feeling...

Thanks so much... laura cao:   [log in to unmask]

----- Original Message -----
From: Freda Seddon <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 8:12 PM
Subject: introduction


>
> Dear all,
> I am a practising midwife in Metro Toronto, Ontario. I am a active with
the
> Asssociation of Ontario Midwives' Standards and Reserach Ctte. We are
> working on an update to our clinical data collection program, and are
> devising a method of reviewing perinatal outcomes.
>
> On a personal note, I am completing an MA through Thames Valley Univeristy
> in London, England. My research for the dissertation will be focused on
> midwives' knowledge and attitudes about Vitamin K prophylaxis and how it
> relates to informed choice.
>
> I am currently a co-investigator on a project to evaluate a tool to assess
> antenatal psychosocial status. The trial is underway, we are hoping that
> the providers using the tool will pick up more women with psychosocial
> problems and provide support, intervention etc. which will improve the
> outcomes for the new family. The topics on the tool have strong or
moderate
> supporting evidence from the literature in causality for postpartum
> depression, harsh parenting, woman abuse, partner relationship.
>
> Freda Seddon, RN, RM
> Community Midwife
> Midwifery Care Scarborough
> 2680 Lawrence Ave. East, Suite 211
> Toronto, Ontario M1P 4Y4
> (416) 757-4848 fax 757-1562
>
>
>



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