Dear Sally, One casual midwife I know has learnt not to tell anyone that she has done some homebirths(as the second midwife)What a pity it has to kept in the dark.Ann --- Sally Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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.
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