In the 2nd last line I meant DEBRIEF not bebrief.. MM
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 4:21
PM
Subject: Re: Second Midwife Role
Dear Andrea, the role of second midwife in our practice here in
W.A. is to be a stand -in for the primary midwife at anytime that she is
unavailable to the woman. If we attend a birth as 2nd M/W it is
because the Primary M/W has needed support for some reason... fatigue,
intuition saying "have another M/W here just in case"... The "Back-up visit"
we do to the woman's home at about 33 weeks helps the woman feel comfortable
with the 2nd m/w in her home space & also allows her the opportunity to
ask for another m/w if the vibes aren't right.
After the birth the 2nd M/w helps clean up and do some paper-work.. maybe
even drives the Primary M/W home if she's exhausted. P/N She does visits
to the woman's house if the Primary M/W gets too caught up with other
things. It is also useful to have someone to be-brief with and reflect
on the birth events. Hope that helps ..Cheers, MM
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 9:50
AM
Subject: Second Midwife Role
Hello again,
I was also wondering if anyone would be willing
to share with me or the list what they see as the role of the second midwife
during the pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatally.
Thanks again,
Andrea
Bilcliff.
