I just have to find it on my discs! It was basically to say that where there was increased midwifery input into care in a private hospital, outcomes could be improved.
My Prof Doctorate is the story of a maternity unit I set up in 1997-98. It has been running for almost 5 years now and the outcomes are good - very good compared to prvate hospitals across the country generally. They could be better, and we will work on that, but we are also not immune to the insurance crisis and I feel it has certainly made an impact on the way doctors view and provide care. My research (when I can get it to happen!) relates to the model of care, the outcomes, and whether the model could be exported to other units. Anyway, I will look through my discs tonight and find the file, and email it to you. I wrote it three years ago, and haven't read it since then, so it's possible some of the views I express may have changed with the experiences of the past three years. No one contacted us (apart from a letter of thanks from the govt), so I assume they were not particularly interested in what we had to say, but it was worth a shot - the fact that the unit was very new may have had something to do with it too.... The sad thing is that nothing has been acted on apart from the ultrasound issue - and I would hazard a guess that was only because the govt could save some quick (and big) dollars by making the change. Lesley Barclay would also be a good person to contact. She holds the Professorial Chair in Midwifery at UTS in Sydney, but it out of the country every time you blink! Time for me to get ready for work! Regards, Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alphia Garrety" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Senate Inquiry into childbirth procedures 1999 > Hi Lynne, > > can I have a copy of that submission? Trying to get a better handle of > these transcripts- they are driving me slightly insane :-) > > Thanks > Alphia > > > At 07:40 PM 23/09/02 +1000, you wrote: > >I sent in a submission on behalf of the unit where I work, if that helps, > >Alphia...... > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Alphia Garrety" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:48 PM > >Subject: [ozmidwifery] Senate Inquiry into childbirth procedures 1999 > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I was wondering if any of you were involved in the Inquiry into childbirth > > > practices that was held Australia wide in 1999. I am currently analysing > > > the transcripts and am looking for some of the reports that were > > > submitted. Also, I am interested in speaking or corresponing with any of > > > you who took part to get your overall feeling of what happened at the > > > Inquiry. If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Take care > > > Alphia > > > Alphia Garrety (Ba. Hons.) > > > PhD. Candidate > > > School of Sociology and Justice Studies > > > Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney > > > UWS Locked Bag 1797 > > > South Penrith Distribution Centre > > > NSW 1797 Australia > > > > > > Phone: 02 97726628 > > > Fax: 02 97726584 > > > > > > -- > > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > >-- > >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > Alphia Garrety (Ba. Hons.) > PhD. Candidate > School of Sociology and Justice Studies > Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney > UWS Locked Bag 1797 > South Penrith Distribution Centre > NSW 1797 Australia > > Phone: 02 97726628 > Fax: 02 97726584 > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
