Re: [ozmidwifery] No one left to deliver babies

[Lois Wattis]

Dear Nicole - I'm glad you were angry about what you heard on the radio and sat down to write to ozmid about it.  You have a great opportunity to enlighten many others by contacting NXFM and challenging them to discuss the matter again, from a midwifery perspective.   It's a "hot issue" so the media is keen to cover it - they just need the right information.  Involve others in your area too.  Go for it!  At least write the station a letter.  Best wishes,  Lois         ----- Original Message ----- From: Nicole Cousins To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 7:36 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] No one left to deliver babies I was driving home from night duty yesterday morning.  Listening to the radio (Newcastle Station NXFM).  They were speaking about the front page of the Newcastle Herald stating 4 obstetricians in the Hunter Valley were getting out of obstetrics at the end of the year leaving only one obstetrician.  Any way what made me angry was the female radio speaker 'Kim' made the comment that 'there was going to be no one left to deliver the babies.  'What are women to do?'.  And then she added 'are women going to have to walk into a hospital and have the cleaner deliver the baby'.  Kim then added 'the government should subsides the insurance for the obstetricians.  Which they already do for the rural GP's.  What about independent midwives, where's there subsidy for insurance, oh no wait, where is there insurance cover.  Is this really the belief that women have about having babies?   Anyway thought I would share it with you. Thanks Nicole