I wonder if Friends of the Birth Centre in Brisbane can offer any help, suggestions or support for the Moorabbin Birth Centre? We are a consumer organisation who support the BC at the Royal Brisbane & Womens Hospital. Consumers have a lot of power in the system and perhaps the formation of a consumer group would help keep Moorabbin afloat?
May I join your Yahoo group too? Jodie Miller Friends of the Birth Centre (Qld) Assoc. http://www.fbc.org.au PS. I had my 3rd baby at our brilliant birth centre last Monday! Where would we be without midwives and birth centres in the current climate? On Friday 18 July 2003 10:38, lyncottee wrote: > Dear Denise and Joy, > > My second baby is due in two weeks and I will be birthing at the Moorabbin > Birth Centre. My first was born there too and I'm very impressed with their > care. How do I join the Yahoo group and what else can I do to help ensure a > positive outcome for the Centre? Please feel free to phone me on 9530 6930 > or to email me offlist on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cheers, > Lyn Cottee > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Denise Hynd > Sent: Friday, 18 July 2003 6:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Moorabbin Birth Centre > > Dear Vic Ozmid listers > I am forwarding an email from another list about efforts to try to stop the > threatened closure of Moorabin Birth Centre > to seek more supporters! > Denise hynd > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Moorabbin Birth Centre > > > A group of mothers, children, a dad, midwives and the local MP met for a > photo outside the Southern Health Moorabbin campus thismorning. The > Leader Press will be running more articles as long as it's an issue. There > was a clear message from the mothers who showed up that they want assurance > that the birth centre as a unit (and not as a couple of rooms with double > beds in a high-tech unit) is retained. Other women who were waiting for > prenatal checks at the BC were also interested, and concerned about what > was going to happen to them personally. > > Rob Hudson MP is State Member for Bentleigh, and is a member of the Labor > Party. He is very interested in the issues around women's choice and > midwifery care. He gave us good reason to believe his sincerity as he and > his wife have had 2 children born at home. Rob took many notes of the > concerns of mothers and midwives, and has committed to speaking with the > Health Minister, and with Syd Allen at Southern Health. Rebel Lorenz who > is the BC project leader will keep Rob informed. > > At the same time as we were meeting in the lounge area of the BC I had a > chat with Kim Sykes and Professor Michael Wilson from Southern Health. > They had come to the campus to speak with the midwives. I stressed to them, > and I think I was heard, that they need to understand the difference > between primary care and specialist care. > > I believe that the location of the BC is not important as long as it is > clear in the minds of the woman and midwife (and the service) that if > complications arise they need to access medical support. There is no > evidence to suggest that women and babies have fewer complications if they > are required to give birth within a high-tech obstetric unit. > > There are many complex issues being sorted out here. Southern Health needs > to manage its facilities well, and have services in place that meet the > needs of the community it serves. The Maternity Coalition supports women > being able to choose the type of service that is right for them, from a > range of appropriate evidence based and affordable options. Birth Centres > come within the scope of recognised midwifery models of primary care and > should be able to be done in a way that is cost neutral. This option should > be maintained and improved. We support the concept of midwives managing > their own caseloads, ensuring that the woman is attended by a known midwife > no matter where she gives birth, and whether or not she needs specialist > services. We support collaboration between midwives and specialist doctors > and nurses when required, in order to obtain optimal care for each woman > and baby. Birth is not an illness, and women should not be required to act > as though they are ill when they birth their babies. > > If anyone who receives this message would like to be part of the activism > surrounding the relocation/closure of the MBC, you can request an > invitation to the yahoo group. We have plans to release a news sheet that > can be printed off and distributed in hard copy, especially for those who > don't have email. > > It's all about working together to for better maternity services. It's a > very worth while cause. > Joy Johnston > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.501 / Virus Database: 299 - Release Date: 14/07/2003 > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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