>"Those who want to change get swallowed up by the power of the organisation,
>the medical profession and their own colleagues who are happy in the system,
>taking home a wage and not making a noise".
>Not all of us want to be independent midwives - I think it is unfair to
>criticise those of us who choose to work in the hospital system and are
>happy doing so. Many of us need that regular wage for our families - who for
>me personally takes priority over work anyway.
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>Madeline Hall
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Dear Madeline
Independent practise should not be seen as the perogative of the self- employed
privately practising midwife.
There are many independently practising midwives within hospital systems
who already offer continuity of care to wome. There are midwives who every
day commit themselves to woman-focused care despite the apathy of their
nursing colleagues or the opposition of medical staff. There are midwives
who have already committed themselves to being 'on-call' in the interests
of continuity of care.
We should all be striving to bring independence back into our practise
through lobbying the authorities in our own area health services, putting
up submissions for more midwifery-led models of care and encouraging the
women to join us in these endeavours through demonstrating the advantages
of midwifery care and natural births to them every day. Otherwise, why use
the title 'Midwife" at all?
We are attempting to achieve independence of practise for ALL midwives
through the Australian Society of Indpendent Midwives. Would love you to
join us in our endeavours. Contact me if you wish to receive an application
form and a sample of the Communique.
Hope to hear from you soon
Jan Robinson
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