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Hi everyone,
I have almost found my desk and even found the tea
towels last night!! (for those of you who don't know, I finally moved into
my new home almost 4 weeks ago...4 weeks without tea towels).
Anyway, I read with great
interest about the WFO -woman friendly OB. What I am missing though is
NAMES!!! I know the real reason for remaining anon..but from a consumers
point of view it is so darn hard to get to know who these wfo are! We can
only go by reputations and at the moment we can only go by the bad reps!
It would be really pro active to be able to say to women that this particular ob
is wonderful and woman focused...instead of saying this one is not.
The main problem is that for
those of us who don't work with these doctors everyday, it is very hard for us
to be in the know. Good news doesn't travel as fast as bad. It would
be great if we could be in a situation that we can actually acknowledge those
doctors who are on our side...the woman's
side...by naming them in a public forum. I think that if it was
common knowledge that wfo are highly sought after and appreciated then it may
make some stop to think "well what am I doing so wrong that women are requesting
some one in particular and that person is not me??"
I think those who are doing
their bit for woman focused care are doing it just as hard as we are if not
harder than we are, within their profession and should be thanked for their
support, courage (in some cases) and dedication. We should be able to
support them for supporting us. It must be really hard for those who are
wfo and be continually put in the basket of 'those mean, rotten,
bast**ds'. Kinda like us being branded as 'hippy, radical, pro-natural
birthers' (strange how some insults can actually be compliments
too!)
Anyway, is it something we
should consider changing and actually name credit when credit is due?
Obviously if the reports are bad, then naming names would be inappropriate (my
hubby is always on at me about defamation!?) but why should people be in need of
autonomy for doing good?
Alright, I know that there are
many reasons why not to name names...and when I have the privilege of
getting more than 2 two hours continuous sleep and the cries of "mum! where are
my Thomas jox?" then it will all seem as clear as mud....
but for now, it would be nice to know who
these wfo are.
cheers and snores!
Jo Bainbridge
founding member CARES SA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 08 8365 7059 birth with trust, faith & love... |
