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Thank you Debbie for this contact details. I
will be emailing her today sometime.
As for the bit about the discussion of a RCT of
vbac and cs at the Cochrane Collaboration: I would put my money on it
being the ACTOBAC trial as Prof Marc Keirse (co-author of Effective
Care) was there at the anniversary thing and it was this that he reported
to me that the ACTOBAC had been discussed and he had voiced his objections to
such a trial - as he still does. Unfortunately people such as Murray Enkin
do support the need for a RCT on vbac. Strange the way the balance of power
swings sometimes.
PS Carolyn, my back is getting better...it doesn't
hurt to breathe anymore which must be a plus!
cheers
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Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 8:40
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] NCT
contacts
Jo
Catherine Eden is the NCT Parliamentary Officer.
Her email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
She
is the secretary of the All Party Parliamnetary Group on
Maternity.
Other useful contacts are Mary Newburn (who is the Policy
and Research Person). Her email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I
have just been flicking through my old copies of New Digest ( the journal for
NCT specialist workers), and came across an article that Mary did in December
last year entitled: "What has the Cochrane Collaboration done for maternity
care?" In it she refers to a conference held last year to celebrate 10
years of the Cochrane Collaboration, and says:
"One idea aired at the
conference was a proposal for and RCT of vaginal birth vs. planned Caesarean
Section for low-risk women. It is difficult to reconcile this with the
principles outlined above .." The principles she refers to are those set
out in the "Guide to Effective Care..". I wonder if this was the ACTOBAC
trial?
Hope you manage to get hold of Mary and/ or
Catherine.
Debbie
Jo & Dean Bainbridge wrote:
Is there anyone who can help me contact someone
from the NCT in the UK who might know how the interparlimentary committee
into maternity services was set up. I have looked on their web site
and there is only contact details for snail mail and telephone. Dean is
happy for me to dedicate more than my share of family time for birthing
issues but will draw the line at international phone calls
(bugger).
I need an email address if
possible.
cheers
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