It has occurred to me:
Any midwife can attend a birth in any setting, on their own responsibility,
and they don't have to tell anyone they are doing it. It could be argued
that unless a midwife has a condition on her/his registration that they
cannot provide services out of hospital, they should be expected to be able
provide a full range of out of hospital maternity services. (in the same
way that midwives with B Mid who are not RNs are required to have a
condition placed on their registration, that they are restricted to
midwifery) They should be required to demonstrate competence in
out-of-hospital birth, and to carry the same PI insurance that independent
midwives carry.
If the profession and the consumers demanded a move like this, it would
really throw the cat among the pigeons.
That's the way it looks from where I sit. wadayathink?
Joy
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