Re: [ozmidwifery] Private health midwives

[ec newnham]

Robin, there is an Australian study on differences between public and private patients (but not midwives) that I am aware of. It outlines huge increases in rates of intervention in private hospitals, or in public hospitals with private obstetricians. I suppose by implication it makes a commentary on midwives in private hospitals who are part of this intervention. It may or may not help. I saw the study presented at the last futurebirth conference, I don't know where the whole thing is published, but one reference is: Roberts, C., Tracy, S. and Peat, B. (2000) 'Rates for obstetric intervention among private and public patients in Australia: a population based descriptive study', British Medical Journal, vol.321, pp.137-141. Cheers, Liz.