Hi all My excuse is that I have been avoiding my office, and doing simple things like going for walks with my daughter Miriam who is home from Perth where she works as a physio. But time passes and I'm back in the office now. My first homebirth for the year has brought a new blessing into a family whose three children have been born at home. The first was 'unintended' - booked for birth centre. The subsequent ride in an ambulance, and hospital stay made this woman question the need for hospital. My helper at the birth on Saturday night was a young mum who is thinking about studying midwifery Bmid. She had swum in the 'pier to pub' ocean swim from Lorne to Portsea earlier that day, and got home just in time to come out and witness a birth. Impressive women!
I have been on this list since it started. I appreciate the contact it gives me with others, both midwives and committed activists (you have to be committed to keep up). My hope for this year is that there will be a national reformation of maternity services, enabling women throughout the country to access a known midwife as primary carer, throughout pregnancy and birth, with unrestricted access to basic hospital facilities and specialist services when and as required, funded equitably with other maternity service options. I believe this is an achievable goal, and is consistent with the goal of the Australian Midwifery Campaign, and I re-commit myself to working with all who will work towards it. Best wishes Joy Johnston -----Original Message----- From: Mary Murphy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 2:57 PM To: midwifery mailing list Subject: Where are you all? << File: ATT00004.htm >> Is there anyone out there East of the border? I am not sure if there is something wrong with the system or if everyone in the East is too busy with fires, holidays etc to chat. Would appreciate a response from our Eastern seaboard sisters. Cheers, MMurphy -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
