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WOW Jan
When have you slept? I hope you have a break ahead
of you now (besides all the postnatal support yet to be given). I am a midwife
who works within the public health system in Alice Springs. I hear all
these great story's on this list from powerful midwives and sometimes I think I
am not a shadow on them. I work as best as I can with women having their babies
here. I spend a lot of time reflecting on the 'what if's'. Should I have spoken
out more or contacted the consultant. I feel we have a good relationship with
the doctors and we often advocate for the womans benefit. In the end it's
up to the individual midwife and where she is at this point in time as to what
sort of a midwife we are. I have spoken to women who commend the care they
recieved by the midwife when I know I would have done things differently.
Ultimatley if the woman is happy with her birth experiance (even though she may
be unaware of how different things might have been done) then that's what
matters to me. I know you feel disappointed with the way some midwives perform
but they may not be THERE yet! You should be proud that 4 of those women
achieved the outcomes they wanted, and maybe the other 2 are happy with their
experiance because you were there. This is not very succint but I think you're
doing a great job.
Regards
Rosemary Weckert
Project Desert Rose Midwife
Alice Springs
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