Thanks for that Megan. It was great to read what is going on in SA. WOMAD sounds like lots of fun, what great exposure! Wendy ( in Victoria)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Megan & Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 12:25 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Re: Maternity coalition > Here here Tania. > > I don't know what is going on in other states regarding birth support > groups, in whatever role or title, but maybe an explanation of what we have > in SA might be helpful, in return I would love to hear about everyone else. > > SA has a lovely history of birth groups. Those on the list who know more > than me about it, please add. > > We have the Homebirth Network which has been going for many many years, > anyone in SA know how long? > > Many moons ago, we had MAMA (?), Mums and Midwives working together, I > believe they successfully lobbied for a birth centre at one of our large > teaching hospitals. This group is now part of our history. > > Name escapes me, but we have a group for our Ind Midwives too. Help on that > one? > > CARES, a caesarean support group, established over 8 years ago by Jo, > Caroline and Emma. Going strong and doing amazing work. > > Birth Matters, also established over 8 years ago. BM sees itself as a > generic support group, they provide the information so as choice is > available. > > Maternity Coalition, established a few years, more low key here. > > Our groups are well established and continue to function together as needed. > When we join forces so to speak, we go under the title of "The Birth > Networks of SA" or similar. > > A number of the women in these groups wear many hats, and work very hard for > the cause. Always as a vounteer and nearly always with no previous > experience. > I too started off with 1 child, now with 4, as many of our families have > grown and along the way dealt with all the wonders life offers, sad and > happy. > > SA has become less present in the lobby arena, lack of time and burn-out. We > seem to be focusing on support for now and getting out there to educate our > birthing Mums and Dads. > > Next weekend Adelaide is hosting WOMAD, a world music festival, Birth > Matters with Homebirth Network have been fortunate to secure a stall. We > will have a wonderful oppurtunity to talk with thousands of people, delight > them with our beautiful births and handout good information. > > We have been at Mothers and Baby expo a number of times, a tuff gig, to say > the least. Sharing the most intimate moment of your life, only to have women > loudly show there disgust at the video of a birth. Not the Grandmas or the > men, but women due to birth. It's a very tiring 3 days of your life. > > Adelaides birth groups work independantly to and alongside each other. They > say it takes a village to raise a child, well it takes many forms to educate > our birthing community, > AND WE ALL MATTER! > > SO, I look forward to reading about any birth groups out there, whatever you > are called and in what ever capaticty your contribution is. > > A pat on the back to us all, > > Cheers > Megan Resch > > > > > Of -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tania Smallwood > Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2007 8:40 AM > To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Re: Maternity coalition > > > Can I just say that it would be terrible if this thread deteriorated yet > again into a personal slinging match. Please can we all keep in our minds > and our hearts that we are all doing what we can, with the time we have, to > further the cause and help women...making comments on people's tone is not > in my honest opinion called for, or constructive. > > A lovely friend of mine, one of the wisest women I know, has talked with me > about the email thing and the problems that we as women in particular, > encounter with it. Her take on it, and I agree wholeheartedly is that we > must keep in mind that it was invented by blokes, and that it has no ability > to convey the subtlety of emotion that we often use to soften or round off > our comments. Its purpose initially was probably for the sharing of meeting > minutes, and the like. We don't talk like that, we don't communicate like > that, and when we attempt to use a medium that doesn't have the features we > need to put across the whole of the message, not just the words, then > something within that message can be lost. > > Please, please, can we keep our own agendas out of this. I have been a > member of birth support and information groups for nearly 10 years and for > the most part, it has been smooth sailing. I still don't have a handle on > what the MC really does, even though I've been a member for sometime, and > our consumer groups have been members. That doesn't mean I'm not > interested, or supportive. It means I'm uninformed, and I thought for a > minute there, with this thread, that I might become a bit more informed. > > This is a public list. Christopher Cain and other presidents of the AMA > would be laughing their heads off if they were aware of the bitching and > internal back biting that goes on between us all. As I've said before, with > us behaving like this, they have nothing to worry about. > > Tania > x > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/707 - Release Date: 1/03/2007 > 2:43 PM > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.6/708 - Release Date: 3/2/2007 4 :19 PM > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
