won't be a great surprise if Christina Pauline Cornish has no fear of pins and , needles when she grows up. The baby, born 12 days ago, has already had her. first — albeit indirect — experience with them. It happened about two hours before she was born. At St. Joseph’s Hospital in the wee hours of Dec. ' 23, Leslie Cornish of London gave birth to the baby while acupuncture | needles reduced her pain. “There was a complete feeling of everything, just like a natural birth,” the mother said, adding that if she has another child she would do it'the same way. Cornish chose to try acupuncture as a painkiller in the hope ef having as close to a natural birth as possible; that is, one free of anesthetics. She had the same idea when her son, now seven, was born. But her pain became “‘intolerable” in that instance and she agreed to an epidural anesthetic at the last minute. , An epidural, a commonly used painkilling technique, involves injection of an anesthetic into the back, numbing the lower half of | the body. Some doctors and — LONDON, Ont. (CP). It - researchers : believe ne birth could harm the infant. REDUCES PAIN. . Cornish sald acupuncture not only reduced the pain at birth by half, but shortened her labor period. She could fee] her contractlons in- creasing in frequency within 30 minutes of the “ needles’ insertion, she sald. Baby Christina was born within two hours after four tiny, electrically stimulated needles. were stuck into her " mother’s ears and hands. London . acupuncturist Cedric Chong said he believes it was the lirst time suck a delivery has been performed on a native Canadian woman. He used the same method when his wife gave birth to their, twa children in 1973 and 1974. Trained in China, Chong” is president of the Chinese - Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada. Cornish said there was no pain from the needles, only a “funny twitching:” As her acupuncture analgesia took effect, she would tell: Chong, -who would then adjust the electrical stimulation of the needles, she said. . She doesn't know for sure ’ whether the pain was being decreased or the needles simply distracted her from the thought of pain. _ Dollar strengthens . ~ LONDON (AP) — The U.S, dollar forged ahead to record. levels against the French frane and Italian lira in early trading today. Gold prices slipped. In Tokyo, where trading ends before it begins in Europe, the dollar climbed 1.30-yen to finish at 233.30. It was the first trading day since Dec. 30. Later in London, the dollar was quoted at 234,15 yen, Against the Italian lira, the dollar hit 1,689.50, an all-time high, up from Tuesday's 1.668.85 lire. It also hit a record 4.5135 French francs, compared with 8.4063 the day before. pidural,” ahe said; addir the . experience -: was your mouth Erozein.”” “Instead of having : “something short of having tay in the hospitai for five or six ; days, ‘as with her, ‘firat - delivery, Cornish was up-..F. and eating within minutes’ and back’ home the: next ~ day. the birth canal is cut:and widened and later stitched up. She had an episiotomy during the first birth: © _ Acupuncture may, not be - for every woman facing childbirth, she said. For one . - thing; some women: don’t / want to feel any. pain and _ just want ‘to “get it over with, So for them ..an epidural is best." But she recommends | acupuncture for those wanting a natural birth atid able to tolerate some pain. Dr. W. E. Spoerel, .a . former chairman of .the department of anesthesia at the University of Westetn -Ontario, said. that while he - doesn’t think acupuncture Will become. ag popular :as “epidural: anesthesia, ~ it* would pe more comfortable than no painkilling at all, _ Spoerel, who was in the -dzlivery.’ room for Christina’s arrival, has done extensive work with a. - acupuncture since visiting China a decade ago. Nor did she ‘have to un-. dergo an episiolomy,..a. surgical procedure in whi¢h . JANUARY 1, 1984 <===—== “Updated heavy'rain warning for Greater’ Van- ‘couver, Lower Fraser Valley, north and west Van- _ Cotiver Island, Howe Sound-Whistler, Sunshine Coast... and ‘Central. Coast regions issued by Environment, — Canada ‘af.9 a.m. on Wednesday, January. 4, 1964... -’ A series of disturbances continue’ to move along: - front. iying {rom northern Vancouver Island ‘south- ~ westward into’ the- Pacific. As a result the moist . Southwest flow will oceasionally give heavy rain to .- ‘the north and west Vancouver Island and Central ' ‘Coast regions today. and overnight with amounts expected to reach-100 millimetres in some areas, by. - late: Thursday morning. For. the Inner coas! areas. amounts of 23;to 50 | ‘|. millimetres are.expécted by late Thursday morning. Vancouver Island. — tot pe ‘with ‘the lighter amounts along the: east. side of’. - -elinching - the $2-biliion | sale of : - ¥eactora to Romania, the Canadian nuclear ‘Industry i8 mired in red tape.as it dickers _Lwith.. the. East European: country’ over” J. subcontracts on the project..¢°: 6) ». Unlike’ previous foreign .sales. in:which - _ Atorhie Energy, of Canada Ltd: acted as © * contractor. and awarded .subcontracts « to '. Canadian‘ companies; Atomic Energy in- “this ‘case has-sold its nuclear. technology and the Romanians are acting as their own contractor, — to, — * One result is that Italian’. and ‘United States companies have been’ awarded contracts to/tuild thé expensive turbo- generators for the non-nuclear portions of ‘| the Candu’ stations, Romania ‘has. also English sloppy? LONDON (AFP) — The English have become “sloppy - ; lovers” because of the food they eat, says romantic novelist Barbara Cartland, thought to be almost 80 years old. To add a bit of spice to British bedtime, she has aban- . doned the languld, sex-is-a-dirty-word style of her 100 best- sellers and written The Romance of Food, a recipe book for Jaded palates. - . eaasied lovers,” she said. ‘blame the women for not cocking the right foods. The average housewife ‘cannot be bothered to even buy potatoes nowadays. They prefer the inslant type, ":-“People do not realize that even a simple potato contains Vitamins thet hélp’ prevent rheumatism. How can. the | “English be good lovers if they are so rheumatic they cannot get into bed?” _ . Many of the recipes, to be published by Hamlyn at the end ~ of the month, are French cuisine. ‘We all know that the - French have reputations as good lovers,” she’ said.:.” - _ “Fast food, ‘TV dinners and take-aways’ of every description have stolen the heart out of our mealtimes, making them: more a refuelling stop than an enjoyable experience with those we love.” . os decided to build some cruclal:fittlags at _ home, although some Canadian suppliers doubt that country's industry. has the technical“expertise.. oat sr The main- hurdle ‘continues’ to. be’ Romania’s insistence on. countertrade — ‘that Canadian suppliers of ‘Candu com- ‘ponents buy Romanian. products equal’ in value to: what they sell to Romania; _ Donald Douglas, general manager of the . Organization of Candu Industries, says that . when Romania ‘first proposed making this ce arrangement in 1982, the Canadian industry “The English have become sloppy.eaters and. sloppy . _ considered it “a ludicrous and frightening” situation,. © wo ot example, that the-dupplier. of pressure vessels worth $30 million would shave to sell $30 million: worth of Romanian goods in‘Canada, ce REJECTED IDEA . ! . The organization rejected, the-idea of its . member companies competing With each other to sell Romanian goods in the small Canadian market. Instead, they proposed hiring’a Japanese trading’ firm’ to sell Romanian goods worldwide, “| "Tt meant, for exa _ However, the Romanians refused ta deal, ‘expected $500-million sale to Turkey, --goes up and down the bureaucracy for tracts. They have since cone absorb all the goots fon But they're still inst Lepthesene | ‘countertrade agreements he reached, with 2 i ifically > each supplier and that they specifically & involve epurchases of Romanian: heavy . machinery. a a | : toRomania as well as an. BF The reactor sale whieh i itical to has signed a letter of intent, are cri to ff the health of the Canadian nuclear inv & dustry, The industry, nurtured in the.19708 | _on sales to Argentina and South Korea, has . cut its 6,000-member work force in. half since its boom period. _ ‘Industry officials estimate thal several jhousand - jobs could be created * in manufacturing from the two sales, ting 100per-cent : An industry official, who requested . § anonymity, says one of the problems'in . § dealing with Romania is the long delays in | getting a decision. eee | “They talk tough and make unreasonable =} demands, but when you think you finally -have an agreement about something, they- ‘have’ to take it home for approval, and'it thonths.”” i He. said .Canadian companies are t ‘frustrated. ‘They have expended an ff enormous amount‘of money and time over the years and have become very depressed . about the autcome.” In addition, some firms have been hurt by - the cancellation of contracts. = . . Contracts were awarded earlier {o Canadian companies for several | key ‘ components. But when the Export Development Corp. temporarily suspended - financing arrangements in 1982, Romania ’ pulled out of the deals. “DOLLARS: | ane | SENSE Private self-help. groups ignored Who says privaté enterprise’cannot take up the burden, long seli-proclaimed by government, of pro- . Viding for the distressed, the poor, the dispossessed, the last, least and lost amongst us? sweepstakes is the opening of Ronald MacDonald House, on Angus Drive and 25th Avenue In Vancouver. Ronald MacDonald House ts a 15-bedroom residence which cost $1.5 million to build. It is a temporary home to seriously ill children, and their families, while in Vancouver, . According to a Ronald MacDonald House Society brochure, “Families staying at the house are charged a nominal overnight fee; however, no one will be turn- ed away for monetary reasons.” ‘ The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by team, the Variety Ciub of B.C., and the National Ballet of Canada. This will ensure Ronald MacDonald House the much needed publicity if It is to do its job of. alleviating the problems of sick children in their new home-away-from-home, . It ls a shame and a pity that we in Canada so long deprecated such private self-help projects. Once upon a time In our history, individual Canadians, and groups of people working together, took a. far greater role in charitable pursuits. But then the senti- ment of "let government do it" set in, and people become too busy to be bothered to minister to the less fortunate. . . Even today, however, there are numerous non- government charitable Institutions. Rarely do they foster’ dependency, as do government programs. Rather, they tend to operate on the principle of helping people get back onto thelr feet: of teaching people to dish, rather than giving them fish -- with no efforts re- quired on their part, And they are mainly dependent on voluntary contributions, not- on government tax reventies, : woe Examples of such private charitable institutions are all around us. They include such groups.a‘: the Lines, SPCA, Volunteer Grandparents, religions of all faiths, and groups dedicated to fighting diseases such as cancer, kidney and lung diseases, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, cerebralpalsy, Parkinson’s disease, blin and deafness. Then there are the United Way, the YMCA and YWCA, Alcoholics - Anonymous, and ‘Overeaters Anonymous. As well,: there. aer the service organizations: Lions, Kiwanis, Rotary, chamber of commerce, Blg Brothers and Big Sisters, Jaycees, By Scouts and Girl Guides, ©" private charitable Institutions. 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