Dear Sean Murphy Thank you for airing your report on the 7.30 Report on Thursday night. However as a midwife I (and many of my colleagues) was disappointed that the medicos got to add their call for insurance coverage to be added to our case. Not only because as Prof Lesley said (midwives) high communicators with clients are the lowest risk of being sued the reverse is found with doctors who are sued. But this area for improvement is something they appear to not address in their media campaigns about their "insurance" difficulties! There is also another inconsistency between the doctors and our situation - medicos belong to expensive contributory defense unions NOT insurance schemes hence their exorbitant premiums. Again the differences and ramificationas are not explained but bemoaned in this ongoing uninformed media outcry. However the Guild insurance and others tar midwives with the same brush regardless of these and other facts so we and our clients suffer further whilst the status quo continues to support the medical dominance of childbirth regardless of the safety and other benefits of our care! I am saddened that the 7.30 Report did not give the public of Australia a complete undoctored (forgive the pun) report of the case for universal and equitable access to midwifery models of care as per our Tasman neighbour (NZ) ? I urge you to encourage your 4 Corners' colleagues to review the history of this national travesty, its compounding consequences and contrast with our more enlightened asman brethren? It is an indictment of the short sighted management of not only our insurance companies but of our government doe not support all Australain families to have informed and universal access to the internationally recognised most cost effective maternity care givers - Midwives! Yours sincerely Denise Hynd Denise Hynd Doubleview WA Midwife, Lactation Consultant -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
