Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] existing midwifery services
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 6:11
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] existing
midwifery services
Dear Justine
thank you for your response, I certainly agree regarding the
blisters. I am so disappointed at what appears to be a lack of
support for each other. I recently attended a large meeting with
many midwives(who make up the large percentage of midwives with vast interest
in the current models of midwifery care) attending and it was very clear there
was no support for anything other than protecting your own patch. Thank
you so much to Denise and Jan for their wonderful speeches and their courage
to support women and fellow midwives.
I agree its worth hanging in there and I suppose it was just
a moment of absolute frustration with battling the current system that seems
to thwart every attempt at midwifery care centred on women, not instutions.
Cheers Marian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:01
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] existing
midwifery services
Just like to stimulate some
discussion regarding the recent press around smaller birthing services in
Sydney and surrounds.
Is there any support for women currently choosing
these services for birth, or do we think these services are not worth
hanging on to. There seem to be an abundance of ideas for new models
of care for midwifery services and I believe we need these plans for the
future of birthing women but at the moment feel we are throwing out our
old shoes before we have the money to buy the new. What do other midwives
feel. Cheers Marian
Hi Marian and
All
I am unsure exactly what you mean. Are you referring to
the appalling moves in NSW to centralise regional services, or the
National Maternity Action Plan ( a model to increase midwife-led care)?
In relation to throwing out the old shoes it is true that many
midwives will be uncomfortable/unwilling to work in a caseload capacity in
an autonomous way. There are many (including our IPM’s) that would
love to. The time is absolutely ripe (with the professional
indemnity ‘crisis’) to demonstrate VERY clearly to politicians and policy
makers that midwives are legitimate carers for women and can adequately
care for normal, healthy pregnant women through the entire episode.
Their care is proven to be more appropriate and cost effective and
the relationship a woman forms with a known midwife has such far reaching
benefits for her and her family.
Combine the international
research, practice with 30 parliamentary inquiries since 1985 across the
country with the majority recommending an increase in midwife –led care.
BINGO!
If the system was to support appropriate midwife care
we would see 80% of normal births, rather than the 20 or so % we see now.
Over time a great many more women would see birth as a normal and
beautiful life event, rather than a terrifying experience that they need
to be anaesthetised from. Our Tresillian, etc services would not be
full and mothering would be greater valued, because women would demand
it!
The old shoes don’t fit!!! The new one’s may give some
people blisters, but hey once we walk them in they be the best pair
ever!!
Justine Caines
Maternity Coalition ACT
Branch
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