Title: Re: Letter in Today's West Australian
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whoa, the word that rankles me most in that letter
is 'rightly'. Therein lies the crux of the problem. The women EXPECT everything
will go perfectly.
Surely we're letting them down by having this myth
perpetuated. As hard as we try, outcomes have not changed significantly in
recent years.
Robin
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Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 5:35
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Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re: Letter in
Today's West Australian
The Letter Mary Murphy referred to was this
one in Today�s West Australian
Letters to the
Editor
02 April
2003
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.
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