Denise wrote : > I understand that Carmen Lawrence is attending the > Homebirth Week Awareness > picnic in Geelong and that as she is the MP for > Fremantle and supporter of > the Community Midwifery Program WA that she and > other Labour (women) MPs > support the replication of CMWA acroos the country > if Labour wins the > election!! >
Just prior to the election being announced, I met Jenny Macklin (my local MP and the shadow health spokesman) in the local shopping strip. I spoke to her as a consumer about the midwives PI insurance debacle and about the need for greater choice for women in birth - she was very supportive along the lines that Denise mentioned in her email - ie. know your midwife programs attached to all maternity units or community health centres - whether giving birth at home or in the hospital. I felt that she obviously was pretty good at all the political talk (it is afterall her job !), but as a woman and a mother, she also had that perspective that not many men would be able to claim ! Interestingly, she mentioned that she had had one of her children at a birth centre. It will be interesting to see if the talk becomes action if Labor gets up. Cheers, Rachel http://briefcase.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Briefcase - Manage your files online. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
