Dear Joy, I would also love a copy of the draft of the National Plan for Community Based Midwifery.
Cheers Josie Greaves Ceduna District Health Service [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Darren and >Lorraine >Sent: Tuesday, 22 January 2002 9:31 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ozmidwifery >Subject: Re: activism > > >Dear Joy > >Is it possible for you to also forward to me a copy of the draft of the >National Plan for Community Based Midwifery. > >Thanks alot >Lorraine Sharpe >'Goldfields Birthplace' > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: ozmidwifery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:56 AM >Subject: RE: activism > > >> Dear Macha >> It's music to an 'older' activist's ears to hear you say "I'd love to >start >> a natural birth and child care movement where I live!!!". >You have taken >> the first step. Please keep going. This group has the people and >> knowledge to help you do just that. >> >> It is truly reprehensible that small community hospitals are closing >> maternity services, and this has been happening for years. It goes >against >> world standards for best practice: >> "The district is the basic unity for planning and >implementing [maternity] >> care" (WHO 1994 Mother-Baby package. Implementing safe motherhood in >> countries.) >> >> You are correct in suggesting that midwives should be able >to provide the >> basic service for the majority of pregnant women throughout >pregnancy and >> birth and thereafter. That's what midwives are supposed to >do. The women >> who develop medical or obstetric complications may need to >be transferred >> to a bigger unit, and most of them will know that in advance >of labour. >> Closing local maternity units means that ALL women are >treated as if they >> have complications. Inductions for reasons other than >acceptable medical >> reasons become more common, often because distance of travel >becomes an >> issue, and the cascade of interventions sets in. >> >> If you are serious about starting a natural birth and child >care movement, >> see if you can find a couple of other women (consumers), a couple of >> midwives who know how to practise under their own responsibility, and >other >> interested people who bring useful skills, and get a little community >> action group going. You need to develop a plan to establish >a midwife >> managed unit, similar to a birth centre, with midwives >taking caseloads. >> Get someone to manage media exposure. If there are >supportive doctors, >they >> can help, but you don't need them necessarily. (I'm >sticking my neck way >> out, but I stand by that statement!) Find support in the >rural section of >> the Health dept, and in Community Services. Make it a >community issue. >> Expect opposition, and plan ways to overcome it. Use the >term 'Community >> Based Midwifery', and get your community to own it. >> >> Link in with Maternity Coalition. We can't do it for you, but we can >> support you. You may have read on this list of the National Plan for >> Community Based Midwifery that is being developed - if you >want to see the >> draft, please contact me, or Barb Vernon. >> >> My advice is, GO FOR IT! >> Joy Johnston >> 25 Eley Rd Blackburn South Vic 3130 >> Tel: 03 9808 9614 >> Fax: 03 9808 3611 >> M: 04111 90448 >> www.aitex.com.au/joy.htm >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Macha McDonald [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:15 PM >> To: ozmidwifery >> Subject: activism >> >> << File: ATT00003.htm >> I'd love to start a natural birth >and child care >> movement where I live!!! >> They may stop delivering at our local hospital (Cobram) >because the obs >> cant >> afford the leap in insurance. I wander if people resorted >to our many >> midwifes, they could still deliver here. The problem is >information. I >> liken my learning of birth options to picking subjects in my >final years >of >> school. "You have 10 minutes to submit your subject requests". >> Essentially, 10 minutes to decide what you want to do with >the rest of >your >> life. The GP said to me when I found out I was preg, "Which >hospital will >> you deliver in". Hold on. I haven't even come to terms >with being preg >> yet. So, I picked the nearest womens and childrens. And I >regret it so >> much. I wish I had said, I'll tell you in the next visit. >I thought I >was >> expected to decide then and there. Unfortunatly, this is >how many women >> are learning about birth options. Going through awful invasive >experiences >> before they learn that they have choices. >> Regards, Macha. >> >> -- >> This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >> Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. >> > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
