The Letter Mary Murphy referred to was this one in Today’s West Australian
Letters to the Editor
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02 April 2003
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You want the job?
I HAVE worked as a midwife and I have been appalled at some of the letters about obstetricians that have graced these pages. I believe that the main issue is the high indemnity insurance that these doctors have to pay. However, instead of lashing out at insurance companies or lawyers, most people seem to be having a go at the doctors.
Not to be outdone, there are also midwives using this crisis for their own political purposes. They know that at the end of the day, if something has gone wrong (and it does go wrong more often than the public is aware) the buck stops with the obstetrician. The pregnant women of today rightly expect that all will go perfectly with their pregnancy, labour and birth. If things don't go as planned and there is a less than satisfactory outcome, the obstetrician is almost always the one they blame. If midwives want to take on this job, good luck to them.
S. KEOGH, Busselton.
Title: Re: Letter in Today's West Australian
- [ozmidwifery] togetherness Mary Murphy
