In a message dated 14/08/01 9:33:35 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< The laughable - Sunday Herald Sun (Vic) - p 36. 'Doctors afraid of birth
risks', pretty much the normal regarding the obs profession and how
expensive it is. But I liked the paragraph that said,
'Doctors fear the shortage of obstetricians means more women will be
forced to give birth in public hospitals.' >>
Hi Cheryl,
thanks for alerting us to this article. I will be chasing up a copy of the
SHS and will write in reply to the above statement citing the research from
Tracy etal 2000, that found that for comparable groups of low risk women,
that rates of obstetric intervention were highest in private patients of
specialist obstetricians in private hospitals and LOWEST for public patients
in public hospitals.
'Doctors fear the shortage of obstetricians means more women will be
forced to give birth in public hospitals.'
We all need to keep vigilant in dispelling such myths that private obstetric
care means better care!! Women need to know that they double their chances of
instrumental birth, by choosing private obstetric care in a private hospital
!!
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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