I’ve lost all my contacts with India now, but you could get information via the College if you are a member.
Contact national office via the hotline and ask Bethany if she could send you the contact details for the President of any professional midwifery bodies in that country. There would probably be an ICM contact as well as UNICEF.
The Indian professional bodies should be able to tell you where all the midwifery action is.
One other contact you might try is Dr Shaun Matthews a Sydney GP who regularly gives time to the Indian people on a volunteer basis. He may know of the best places to see midwives in action. Try 02 9665 2164 or mobile 0404 251 079 to contact him.
Other avenues to explore would be Volunteers Abroad or Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) Tel 1300 136 061 www.msf.org.au
My last experience with Indian midwives was at the HBA Conference in Byron Bay. There were two Indian lecturers studying over here who came to hear Germaine Greer speak. Both told me that they were very concerned that the students were having difficulty getting homebirth experience now as with the privatisation of medicine there were many obstetricians pushing the affluent men to have their wives attended by obstetricians.
The midwife lecturers assured me the women did not want this and preferred the midwives to visit them at home but the influence of the obstetricians was increasing as wealthy families were continuing to invest in building private hospitals.
Good luck with your searching.
Jan
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Jan Robinson Phone/fax: 011+ 61+ 2+ 9546 4350
Independent Midwife Practitioner e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
8 Robin Crescent www: midwiferyeducation.com.au
South Hurstville NSW 2221 National Coordinator, ASIM
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On 7/6/03 9:27 PM, "Julie Garratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello wise people:)
A few of the Bmid students and I are planing a trip to India this Christmas to experience midwifery in another culture. What we're wondering is have any of you been over there and had any birth experiences with Indian women.
Do you think we could volenteer at a hospital or midwifery clinic?
Does anyone have any contacts?
Were only in the planning stages at the moment and your imput would be great.
Cheers, Julie'',
