Re: [ozmidwifery] What happened to??

[Clare Lane]

Dear Denise,                    I am a midwife at the Angliss Hospital and also work from time to time at the Hawthorn Birth Centre. The Angliss has both a birth centre, which is were I work, and a community Midwifery program which works out of two of our GP's rooms. Our Birth centre offers VBAC and does not exclude women with gestational diabetes. The CMC program takes on all women regardless . The birth centre has a team of 9 midwives and CMC has one to one care. Together we  bring in 35% of the clients.and both models have great stats. The Hawthorn birth centre is still open for business. The obstetrician decided to postpone retirement and will keep the place open as long as someone wants to use it. It is very much midwife centred and a great environment in which to have a baby. The obstetrician is very supportive and his role is very low key. Pity more women don't utilise it.                                            Regards                                   Clare Lane   Original Message ----- From: Denise Hynd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 12:55 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] What happened to?? The freestanding private Hawthorn Birthing Centre in Melbourne with an international reputation for its waterbirth and other midwifery options, operating since 1998 ?? Anglis Hospital (Dandenongs) has a pilot study caseload programme. ??? DOES Denmark District Hospital STILL HAVE a Home Birth Programme operating from the hospital since April 1995 funded by the hospital for women living within a 25km radius. There are strict entry criteria to the service as the nearest hospital, which can do a LUSCS, is 50 km away. Meanwhile the hospital birthing room has does waterbirths.??   Does Cairns Base Hospital use a team basis for all midwifery care. ??   Denise Hynd