Yet again Tina well done. You are an extremely incredible women.
Megan Jones
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Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:02 PM
Subject: 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.
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>
>
> -----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.
>
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