Dear Tina, You've done it again - you've written a brilliantly beautiful letter. You are sooo good at it !!! Fantastic !!! There's a hugely incredible book inside you - I hope you realise that one day :-) warmest regards, Julie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, 19 July 2001 9:39 Subject: [BMidStudentCollective] Re: Midwives lose their Professional Indemnity Insurance >In a message dated 19/07/01 1:57:22 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< Thank you for your email. > > The Democrats, through our State Spokesperson, the Hon. Sandra Kanck MLC, > have been very active on issues relating to midwifery, including, most > recently, the decision of Guild Insurance to cease offering insurance cover > for midwives. > > I have attached the text of a press release issued last week by Ms Kanck, > for your interest. > > Yous sincerly, > Emma Murphy > >> > >Hello Emma, > >thankyou for your response on behalf of Senator Stott Despoja and the >Australian Democrats Re:The Professional Indemnity crisis facing Australian >Midwives. I would like to thank the Democrats for their attention to this >issue, particularly the efforts of the Hon Sandra Kanck MLC. > >Given that through the efforts of Sandra Kanck the Democrats have a real >understanding of the issues facing midwifery in Australia today, I further >request that the Democrats tackle the Howard Government on this issue so that >a solution can be found. > >Under both State and Commonwealth Cultural Diversity Charters the governments >of this country outline their responsibilities to provide health services >which are accessible to a culturally diverse society as well as sensitive and >responsive to diversity. In regard to birthing, the government is failing its >responsibilities to Australian women and their families. > >The state of birthing services in this country is a disgrace, with Australian >women and their babies being subjected to unjustifiable amounts of highly >interventionist birthing practices, at great economical, physical and >emotional costs to our society. Evidenced based maternity care demands that >midwives be afforded greater roles and responsibilities in the provision of >maternity care. Decades of research, state and federal government inquiries >and reports have all supported this view. > >With Guild's decision to withdraw professional indemnity cover for midwives, >we are again witnessing further disincentives to substitute models of care >that have superior outcomes and are expected to be more cost effective. The >key missing ingredient needed to move forward here has been strong political >support and recognition of midwives and of the midwifery profession's >capacity to dramatically improve the provision of the quality, continuity and >accessibility of maternity services. The inability of independent midwives to >secure any form of professional indemnity insurance, to protect themselves >and the clients they serve, virtually wipes out any further opportunity for >the expansion of midwfery-led models of care in this country. > >I would further like to bring to your attention to some of the resounding >attitudes that face midwifery today. Attitudes such as the one displayed in >the response pasted below, from a Senator of the Howard Government, Senator >Alan Eggleston, in response to the professional indemnity crisis. Senator >Eggleston's response however misguided, misinformed and outright lacking of >any substance - is powerful and resonates of the fear and mistrust of woman's >innate ability to safely and joyously birth their babies. Senator's >Eggleston's response is a sad reflection of the respect for women in our >society and perpetuates the myths surrounding homebirth and further >denigrates women's choice of a safe, responsible birth choice. > >The women and midwives of Australia need assistance to tackle the likes of >Senator Eggleston and his ilk - We call on the Australian Democrats to help >ensure that our democratic rights as birthing women to safe and responsible >birth choices is upheld in this country. > >Yours in birth, >Tina Pettigrew >Birthworks >Independent CBE and aspiring B.Mid Midwife. >Convenor, Aust B. Mid Student Collective. > >" As we trust the flowers to open to new life > - So we can trust birth" >Harriette Hartigan. >------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Eggleston, Alan (Senator) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: 'Sue Cooper' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Thursday, July 19, 2001 2:44 PM >> Subject: RE: Independent Midwives >> >> >> >YOU SHOULD THANK THE LORD YOU DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS A >> >SHOULDER DYSTOCIA OR A HAEMORAGE ... WOMEN HAVE REWPONSIBILITY TO THE >> UNBORN >> >CHILD TO ENSURE THAT THE SERVICES OF MODERN MEDICAL SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY >> >ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. >> > >> >THE INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID BT DOCTORS ENGAGED IN OBSTETRICS ARE SO HIGH >> >BECAUSE THE ELEMENT OF RISK IS SUCH THAT IF THERE IS ANY SUGGESTION OF >> >SUBSTANDARD SERVICE COURTS WILL AWARD PUNITIVE DAMAGES. >> > >> >IF MIDWIVES WANT TO PRACTISE IN THE MODERN WORLD THEY SHOULD DO MEDICINE >, >> >BECOME DOCTORS AND TRAIN AS OBSTETRECIANS. >> > >> >THIS IS 2001 NOT 1701. > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
