Rosalee, I was interested in this posting as I am doing a degree in IT and education, and I am always trying to figure out how midwives and others can feel that they are in control of the 'tools' that can help with being able to be with women/doing their chosen work whatever this may be. So when I heard about the computer program that allows this, my interest was aroused.
It sounds great that midwives can control their own data input and save on notes/reports etc - the repetition of all of this does take away from the midwifery work, although of course this too is part of it (recording). For my own doctoral studies, I found that some of the medicos were really interested in what I was doing (feminist action research with midwives and mothers) and one even stated that he wished he could be doing something like this, so I do agree with you that working with other health professionals as colleagues is really important, yet at the same time this means, as you say, that we need to be 'in control' of the data we generate with each and every interaction with mothers and babies. I'm not sure I would call it 'our' data though. I prefer to think that we are entitled to have access to acknowledgement by all who work with mothers and babies in childbirth that what we generate in terms of data and/or knowledge is legitimate. The ownership thing is a bit 'them' and 'us' to my liking - it all contributes to the common good, as long as it is used somehow in a constructively critical way to improve care and/or generate awareness about issues that count. Sincerely, Penny B. On 1/10/02 5:14 PM, "Rosalee Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Midwives were well represented on the consortium which developed OBSTET, and > they continue to be involved with it - any if any of them are on this list > they might tell you who they are. > > It was designed by midwives, and intended to give midwives control of their > own data, and yes, I mean the ones with the women ! > > Any history of midwifery will throw light on the damage done to the profession > by its attitude that "some-one-else" could mess with data - some-one like > doctors or beaurocrats. > > The future of midwifery is in our data, and we should control it ! > > Regards > Rosalee > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/01/02 03:06PM >>> > Robin, > > Were any midwives involved in planning, designing and implementing the > software? By midwives, I mean the ones with the women. > > Penny B. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
