i agree it would be very good for ozmidwifery to submit a response to the inquiry, and I am happy to co-ordinate responses on behalf of ozmid. Everybody's contribution would have to reach me by the 3rd August and I will put them together. Doesn't matter how small the offfering is......it all counts...just remember to reference work submitted.
It would also be useful for peole to offer on the line what area they are proposing to work on and 'advertise' for help!
At the moment i am encourageing every mother who has the energy to write, addressing parts "e" and "i". Also working on a few of the others.
There are lots of organisations presenting submissions.....and every bit counts ...
enclosing the terms of reference again for those who inadvertently deleted them!
sally t
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
INQUIRY INTO CHILDBIRTH PROCEDURES
The Senate has referred the following matter
to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry
and report by 30 December 1999.
Childbirth procedures, with particular reference
to:
(a) the range and provision of antenatal care services to ascertain
whether
interventions can be minimised through the development of best practice
in antenatal screening standards;
(b) the variation in childbirth practices between different hospitals and different states particularly with respect to the level of interventions such as caesarean birth, episiotomy and epidural anaesthetics;
(c) the variation in such procedures between public and private patients;
(d) any variations
in clinical outcomes associated with the variation in intervention
rates, including peri-natal and maternal mortality and morbidity
indicators;
(e) the best
practices for safe and effective births being demonstrated in particular
locations and models of care and the desirability of more
general application;
(f) early discharge programs, to ensure their appropriateness;
(g) the adequacy
of access, choice, models of care and clinical outcomes for rural
and remote Australians, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
and for women of non-English speaking backgrounds;
(h) whether best practice guidelines are desirable, and, if so, how they should be developed and implemented;
(i) the adequacy of information provided to expectant mothers and their families in relation to the choices for safe practice available to them; and
(j) the impact of the new Medicare rebate provided for complex births, including the use of the term �qualified and unqualified neonates� for funding purposes, and the impact that this has had on improved patient care and reduction of average gap payments.
Written submissions are invited and should
be addressed to:
The Secretary
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
Suite S1 59
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Closing date for the receipt of submissions is 6 August 1999.
For further details contact the Committee Secretary,
Phone: (02) 6277 3515, Fax: (02) 6277 5829. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sally Witten-Tracy
Research Midwife
Australian Midwifery Action Project
Emu Bottom
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
