Hi All
I am unaware of what Denise is presenting but we need to promote homebirth in Homebirth Awareness Week, it is so important, we get so little coverage as it is, swampped by the Obs insurance campaign and the elective caeser hype.
These are not ideas for presentations but more ideas for media and public awareness campaigns
Some ideas are the many women “going it alone” and the discrepancy between the Department of Health stats and the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. Another important feature is the consumer protection legislation the NSW Healthcare Liability Act that requires all health practitioners to hold professional indemnity insurance as a consumer protection measure and yet no protection for women that choose to take responsibility for themselves and their babe by birthing at home.
In the UK women are protected by legislation that they must be able to have a homebirth should they wish to, so much for choice here! Also we have our indigenous sisters that so much want to birth at “home” on their country and this basic cultural right is denied them. They are instead shipped to a major centre as early as 30 weeks mostly with little support. And so much for obstetrics being the saviour, the indigenous perinatal deaths are still very high and double that of New Zealand.
In the UK women are now required to understand the facts of different modes of birth and that C/s is 4-5 more dangerous than normal vaginal birth, and yet A Current Affair and the Head of RANZCOG will sit there and say C/s is the safest way to give birth!
Some ideas and I will put out a national press release from Homebirth Australia
In solidarity
Justine
Justine Caines
National Co-ordinator
Homebirth Australia
PO Box 105
Merriwa NSW 2329
Ph: (02) 65482248
E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Denise - I'd love to do a 1 hour presentation (incl. group exercise) from Motherhood Mysteries about the inner experience of becoming/being a mother. Would that be useful?
Kind regards
Maree Lipschitz
Motherhood Mysteries
11 Oakley Road
Bondi NSW 2026
Ph/Fx: (02)9130 7283
Mob: 0417 428 007
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Web: www.motherhoodmysteries.com.au
'Supporting mothers to nurture themselves - passionately, powerfully and playfully'
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Denise Love
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 6:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth Awareness Week
Hi Jo, Birth Central in a new premises at Waterloo is planning to have a day for Homebirth week..........current thoughts are 26th October.......Sunday 10-2...I have a LARGE indoor venue with play area for littlies, space for stalls, and venue for speakers and some entertainment by children planned......Would love anybody who would like to present a 1 hour session to let me know.....So far there is a Hypnobirthing presentation..............A Doula Presentation..............a Parents presentation, so would love to hear from any midwives who would like to do something, or any other suggestions!
Look forward to hearing from you
Denise Love
Birth Central 92 9399 5854
Doula Express
LifeOptions
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From: jo hunter <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:18 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth Awareness Week
Hi all,
Just a reminder that Homebirth Awareness Week is looming......October 25th - 31st. Should anyone like to organise something to raise awareness of homebirth in their community please go for it.
HAS in the past have organised a family picnic with stalls, jumping castle and face painting and lots of media coverage and taken out stalls at local markets. Hunter Homebirth are holding some seminars on the benefits of homebirth. We are thinking of approaching our local libraries and setting up unmanned stalls for the week with flyers, info and photo's.
If anyone would like to organise something it can be advertised in 'Birthings' free of charge. I realise that HAS is a Sydney based organisation, however we do have interstate and international members.
Happy homebirthing!
Jo Hunter
