um, Vaal what sort of experience/qualifications do the doulas need to be
a part of this program? and how are they paid (& how much?). you mention
6 months of training, who is doing the training (& where?) sorry for all
the questions but I am intrigued, & if I wasnt going to be doing the
BMid next year would be interested in joining.
Thrupps wrote:
> Hi all Just popping out of the closet to reply to ... sleep
> deprivation, going home early and support at home. I believe that
> women who birth in hospitals should be at home as soon as practical,
> but of course the lack of support is a problem. As a consequence of
> this, we have a new project underway at the Lyell McEwin Health
> Service in Adelaide whereby women will be able to go home within hours
> of birthing. The hospital will then supply them with a doula (we are
> seeking an aboriginal term for this person) or home help or whatever
> you wish to name them. They will help with household tasks, shopping,
> assist with caring for the other children and will also have an
> understanding of the postnatal woman and the newborn baby. The Home
> Visiting Midwives will remain the day to day midwifery care
> givers. It is the brain child of Prof Gus Dekker (from the
> Netherlands who is a very strong advocate for midwifery care) and Di
> Beveridge and is based on the Netherlands model. A Project Officer has
> just been appointed and it is planned to have this up and running by
> February 2002. A pretty short timeframe considering that the care
> workers will receive 6 months of training!! I thought that this
> might add to the volume of information that we all share via this
> list. CheersVaal Thrupp
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