I think it is a great program too, EXCEPT, the breastfeeding advice part of it concerns me.
Poor advice can lead to lower breastfeeding rates, not higher. Jayne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:14 AM Subject: Re: sorry -ignore previous email here > I support all of you who are defending this program against the "attack" by > was it Dr. Mudge. However, I would like to offer a note of caution. Australia > is not the Netherlands in many ways though many of its health care programs > are excellent. Howeverthere seems to be simultaneously an attempt by US based > healthcare corporations to get get involved in healthcare in Australia. These > corporations are entirely profit based (not that I think profit in itself is > a big evil, but I do think social responsibility is critical in health care) > and will erode great programs by cost cutting and diminishing services. This > happened to early discharge programs in the US and continues to this day. > Women can be discharged from 6 hours after a spontaneous vaginal birth or as > soon as they are stable. The federal government had to pass a law making it > illegal for hospitals to discharge women and babies before 48 hours after the > birth. The women get another 24 hours if they had a c/s. Of course they get > no follow up care other than phone numbers to call if they are concerned. > They can initiate care, but it is not offerred to them. I guess my note of > caution to early discharge programs is that support services are GLUED to > them as I believe (without any RCT's at my finger tips) that they are > critical to mother and baby's well being. Oh! all of the above is not true > about midwifery led programs in the USA. I am talking about normal mainstream > OB led care. marilyn > -- > 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.
