Just want to say something about rewards:
Yesterday I was looking at my records and found out that the in last 30 babies I helped to deliver there was just one c-section. It's a 3% rate !!
I am so happy with that !!
Robbie Davis-Floyd says that the most important fact that influences the results on the c-section rate, in any given place, is the individual perception of the caregiver. If this important actor in the birth scene trully and actually believes a woman can birth by her own capacity, he/she will make her believe in her inner strength.
I am just saying that because I work in a city whose middle class women have about 70% c-section rate.
Doctors here are as tecnocratic as possible, and not enough efforts are been made to change this situation by the public policy makers, or the medical board.
It's an epidemy, as stated by OMS and other organisations.
So... I think that it would be a good idea to reward doctors with low c-section rates.
But, it's just one of the possibilities...
I think that nothing really profound in this scenario will happen without the participation of the women involved. Humanization of Childbirth is giving protagonism in birth back to women.... and empower them.
 
Ric
 
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Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 11:39 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] awards

just going through some emails and found one from back in June where Rhonda mentioned something about perhaps rewarding obs for have the least cs could be an incentive.
 
Well CARES is going to be awarding two hospitals in SA for having the lowest cs rate in SA (less than 8%) and another for providing optimal woman focused care for vbac.  The presentations will be made during the C-Scape picnic. on wed
Jo Bainbridge
founding member CARES SA
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