Yes Irene, let's sort ourselves out first. There ARE major changes afoot
and The College needs to work through them first.
Currently, members may join and/or support various consumer and allied
organisations and do. Interested individuals and/or organisations are able
to join the College (as associate members) and many do. The College and/or
indivudual members work on many committees etc with consumer organisations
- because we share a common interest, the welbeing of birthing women and
families. This relationship will continue to develop and at some stage may
take on a diferent form.
By all means lets explore other possibilities. Discussion and indeed lively
debate are signs of a healthy growing organisation. May it continue.
See you in Hobart
Marie Barton
At 14:29 18/08/99 +1000, you wrote:
>
> Re the Consumer issue. A few thoughts: - I would like to get that
right before we start looking after other groups as well ie consumers.
>an organisation that supports/nutures MIDWIVES I don't hear the consumer
groups out there saying "lets get out there and protect our >midwives,"
What if we get a consumer rep from women that choose birth with all the
technology available, that want LUSCS on demand, that do not want to breast
fed at all and want midwives to take up their cause?
>purposes, health care practitioners/consumers in the one organisation, I
can't see it myself. Especially ones that support and nuture midwives.
> Re NZ: - Can't we just generate our own understandings from our own
>situations rather than always looking to other midwives in other countries
with different Health Care Systems/ Politicial Systems and cultures etc
etc to show us what to do??
Re Partnerships:- Great idea do you think we should practice amongest
ourselves for a few years and then when we get it right approach our
birthing sisters
Irene Coonan
Corporate Services Manager NSW Midwives Association Inc
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