Dear Phillipa,

I believe it is being used by community midwives in some instances but
I did not think I suggested that it was currently being used in hospitals.
I may have implied this in the syntax of the sentence, however.  When it
was first removed arbitrarily there was resistance to its removal and it
came back at that time.

>Tinc benz co was used routinely in maternity hospitals for sore nipples
in | Australia some 20-30 years ago. It is useful when applied in an actual
crack

 It was still in use in l983 for sure and that is l6 years ago.

I am glad I created controversy it helps people to think??

I still have the evidence of my own eyes and Tinc Benz worked without
creating more trouble and  very quickly.  Remember we had our mothers in
for up to 7-10 days and could see the fruits of our labour even if up until
the 80's our labours were driven by routines.    As an a charge midwife I
would have read any memo which banned its use and none such arrived.

 As a result of this Email I have been told that "Its removal was
instigated by midwives who had been attending some of the newly arrived
conferences on breastfeeding.  As often happens a story was told about one
case of broken skin as a result of its (?poor) application.

Glad to have you back.

I will be down to see NMAA  new quarters in the next week and with DE as
requested by Karen C

bevw
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| From: Philippa Thomson <[log in to unmask]>
| To:
| Subject: Tinc benz co
| Date: Saturday, 11 October 1997 16:35
|
| Tinc benz co was used routinely in maternity hospitals for sore nipples
in
| Australia some 20-30 years ago. It is useful when applied in an actual
crack
| as it aids healing.  (A friend of mine whose husband was an Olympic
gymnast
| used it on cracks in his hands for this purpose).  The problem was that
it
| was often applied liberally all over nipples which were sore rather than
| cracked, causing damage to healthy skin.
|
| NMAA strongly worked to stop it being used because of its misuse.  I am
| interested that Bev Walker suggests that it is coming back to use in
| hospitals in Australia.  I had not heard this.  I only hope that it is
being
| used wisely and not causing more problems than it solves.
|
| Philippa Thomson
| NMAA Counsellor, IBCLC, Acting Director Lactation Resource Centre.
| Melbourne, Australia
|
| And I'm going back to work on Monday!!!!! The recovery has gone really
well.
|  Thanks again for the support of so many Lactnetters.
|