The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
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I just had my mind expanded this morning by Laureen Hudson's hour long online session on how to use the internet to get a message out. Laureen's session “Creating an Online Presence," gave me a wealth of information in a short time and impressed me with how many people are out there who completely rely on the internet for their information. I needed that, and maybe you do, too. - Ina May Gaskin I just hung up the phone from doing the hour long session with
Laureen Hudson on “Creating an Online Presence”. Laureen’s know-how
and expertise were enough to wake up even the birth oldtimers like me and
Ina May to the many unused opportunities of the internet. Laureen’s
engaging and easygoing teaching style made even those scary (to me) terms
like “hypertext, streaming, wordpress, technorati, feedreader and trackback”
start to make sense. Her passion is to reach the generation of young
women who have not yet given birth BEFORE they fall into the black hole
of aggressive obstetrics. I came away from the class today with lots
of ways to improve my website and make it more modern, usable and interesting
for readers. This class will run again this coming Friday (August
22) and I heartily recommend it.
Cost: $35 per session Each session will be 60 minutes in length Creating An Online Presence
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After a dozen EMS In-Services and listening to the needs of EMS personnel with regards to homebirth transports, a transport sheet was devised. The language of EMS folks is different than that of midwives, so we used their idea for calling the sheet a Turnover Sheet, since they also have a separate sheet for the hospital they travel to.
Many midwives also had a hand in devising this sheet. We tried to make the transfer of information as expeditious as possible, so that our client might receive care as quickly as possible. Many midwives in San Diego have chosen to fill out this sheet as labor unfolds, so that if an emergency occurs, time will be used with the client instead of filling out forms. EMS also requested that Licensed Midwives find a way to share their Licenses, so the transporting staff knows with whom they are communicating. Many midwives have chosen to attach copies of their Licenses to the Turnover Sheet. In the couple of incidences since this implementation, the transfers have gone much smoother and an atmosphere of respect has been fostered.
Feel free to modify the information for your practice, but please remember along the way that San Diego County s new relationship with EMS personnel was responsible for this form s creation.
Barbara E. Herrera
Midwife
San Diego, CA
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