Dear Jenny, could you explain what you mean by "the ANF's ceasing PI
insurance
for independent midwives" ? I thought it was Guild Insurance who withdrew -
how does
the ANF come into it? thanks, allison.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jenny Parratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Fran
Sheean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, 28 August 2001 1:14
Subject: Re: Clinician/client ratios in Victoria
>Dear Fran and list,
>I also wholeheartedly agree with the ACMI position on these staffing
levels.
>This combined with the ANF's ceasing PIinsurance for Independent midwives,
>is making me rethink my 24 year membership of their organisation. It
>reflects the ANF's focus on midwifery as nursing. These staffing levels
will
>not empower midwives to pracitice midwifery let alone provide effective
>nursing care. It will certainly not empower women in their journey to
>motherhood.
>
>
>Jenny Parratt
>Independent Midwife Consultant
>PO Mandurang Vic 3551 Australia
>0409 393073
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Fran Sheean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:31 AM
>Subject: Clinician/client ratios in Victoria
>
>
>> The Australian College of Midwives Incorporated, Victorian Branch is
>> appalled at the agreed upon ratios for midwives negotiated by the
>> Australian Nurses Federation - Victorian Branch.
>>
>> The ANF believes that satisfactory care can be provided for women during
>> pregnancy and childbirth with the following ratios.
>>
>> Morning shift: 1 midwife to 5 antenatal or postnatal women
>> Afternoon shift: 1 midwife to 6 antenatal or postnatal women
>> Night shift: 1 midwife to 10 antenatal or postnatal women.
>>
>> Midwives will be expected to care for 1.5 labouring women.
>>
>> To agree that midwives can adequately care for 1.5 women in labour
>> undermines not only the profession but the very essence of women and
>> families. What is important to the ANF - obviously not midwives or women
>> and their families.
>>
>> It is well established that women have better outcomes, less intervention
>> rates and greater satisfaction when they receive one on one care during
>> labour. When caring for postnatal women midwives also provide care for
>> their babies - in effect the ANF supports midwives caring for 20 clients
>> (mothers and babies) overnight!
>>
>> Midwifery is facing a workforce crisis. Currently within this country it
>> takes at least 5 years to become a midwife - the longest education
>> timeframe for midwives in the world. The workforce is aging, we are not
>> recruiting nor are we retaining midwives to ensure a safe level of care
>for
>> women in this country. Ratios such as these will do little to relieve the
>> midwifery workforce crisis.
>>
>> The introduction of the above ratios by the ANF, without consultation of
>> the professional organisation (ACMI Vic Branch), makes a mockery of what
>> many midwives believed would be better working conditions and a
subsequent
>> improvement in care for women.
>>
>> The ACMI Vic Branch demands the ANF Vic Branch continue negotiations on
>> behalf of midwives. ANF accepts membership fees from midwives but is
>> obviously not representing them on industrial issues - what members pay
>> their fees for.
>>
>> The ACMI Vic Branch urges midwives and mothers to contact the ANF voicing
>> their concern about the negotiated ratios.
>>
>> Contact ACMI Vic Branch on 9349 1110 or me on 5444 7546 to voice your
>> concerns.
>>
>>
>> Fran Sheean
>> President
>> ACMI Vic Branch.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Fran Sheean
>> Lecturer in Midwifery and Nursing
>> School of Health and Environment
>> La Trobe University, Bendigo
>> PO Box 199
>> Bendigo 3552
>>
>> Phone +61 (0) 3 5444 7546
>> Fax +61 (0) 3 5444 7977
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