it doesn't just happen to midwifery students or parents. Any midwife who is outspoken and/or questions the practice of another individual or the policy/procedure of a hospital opens themselves up to horizontal violence.
I was working as a casual midwife in a private hospital and encouraged a labouring woman to stand to have her baby. The obstetrician (a very large man) found it difficult to get down on the floor, I didn't get a shift for over a fortnight!!! Sally >From: Ann green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] what is horizontal violence? Date: Fri, 30 Aug >2002 05:51:12 +0100 (BST) > > Dear Cheryl, >The following is only what midwives have told me.If >you are a mother giving birth or even attending a >breastfeeding clinic DON"T TELL THE STAFF YOU ARE A >MIDWIFE or your treatment will be totally >unprofessional.Also miwifery students are the verbal >punching bags for 'established' staff.So in short it >is violence between midwives.No violence or verbal >abuse is acceptable.Parents are jailed for abuse yet >health professionals can say and do what they like and >not have to even say sorry.Ann--- CHERYL JONES ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could somebody >please explain what is horinzontal > > violence, I know I heard > > it long time ago. However I'm not quite sure what it > > is. > > Cheryl > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe > > or unsubscribe. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Everything you'll ever need on one web page >from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts >http://uk.my.yahoo.com >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. catchya later _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
