Just out of curiosity, as I have missed a lot of the campaigning that has
been going on, but I was curious as to whether anything has been sent to the
local Labout MP for 'Arana Hill/Ferny Hills'. If I'm not mistaken I believe
his wife has had at least three homebirths, one of them Jacki Chan's.
Just curious
Deb Frame
>From: "D&L Staff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Greg & Barb Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: "ozmidwifery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: campaign
>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:26:05 +1000
>
>On ya Barb!!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greg & Barb Cook
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 1:38 PM
> Subject: campaign
>
>
> I took Liz's motion to the local ALP branch meeting last night and it is
>to be passed to State QLD, Federal, Health & shadow health ministers,
>attorney generals ( branch suggestion), local pollies and as a motion to
>the Oct QLD ALP women's conference. This will start the ball rolling from
>my local area.
> We need a standard background to this motion to attach when they are
>sent to these places? A background will explain the motion more eloquently
>and if it is the same it will be consistent. We should be seen to be
>organised and consistent.
>
> We have a local issue as well which I used last night in the debate.
> I work at the local maternity hospital just north of Brisbane about 40km
>away. We used to have 4 private OB's on the peninsula. Two have now stopped
>private obstetrics, leaving this to very aging obstetricians due to
>increased PI costs being a concern so I heard ( :- ). This has reduced
>women's access to private obstetric care but wait there is more! .... The
>local Private hospital has closed its maternity section.
> At a time when federal health policies have pushed families to private
>cover many women are now finding that now they are pregnant the closest
>private maternity unit is approx. 40km south-east or to Lynne's to the
>north (approx 90km away. Some choice if they chose private care! If they
>could access midwives as primary care givers that will provide them with
>another alternative!
>
> The debate was brisk and people were amazed. The support was strong. One
>experienced person (anti-nuke protester against a proposed local
>irradiation plant) asked why I couldn't go to the local media. I had to
>explain "Code of conduct" guidelines for public sector employees prevented
>me from doing so. Several people have now offered to write letters to
>pollies, editors and anything else needed. I felt pleased that the response
>was so positive.
>
> Cheers Barb
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