Re: [ozmidwifery] who is really there for women ? long

[Justine Caines]

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] who is really there for women ? long

No Jan not just one to one midwifery, but stand alone midwifery where midwives and women decide what is best and when they need medical assistance.  To me Birth Centres continue to set women up while ever they are under medical control.  A penny for every time I’ve heard I went to the BC and wanted natural but I just couldn’t etc etc!

NZ with it’s radically better system has not seen the outcomes it should have and the Kiwi’s say this is because of the medical protocols underpinning the system.  This is why we can’t settle for midwifery programs under the acute setting AT ALL! and this is what NMAP says.  I think some forget this periodically, but I DON”T!!

In solidarity

Justine



Jan that is absolutely appalling!!! What was the outcome? What are you and the family going to do about it.
                                      Linda Trewern

 
 
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THEY ARE A HEALTHY HAPPY, WELL PREPARED AND CONFIDENT COUPLE BOOKED INTO BIRTH CENTRE AN TAKING MW ALONG

1ST BABE TERM PLUS 5 DAYS srom SMIDGEN OF MEC  CTG PERFECT 2hrs later and she is in good labour standing with monitor on working happily adjusted well with transfer and then-------- the grand pooh barr arrives
minimal intro of self no intro of others [4 others in total] up on bed umm get the portable U/S and see what the PP part is.
Oh its head first she says he glares at her they rush to his command TO GET THE U/S MACHINE

I introduce myself he nods I ask if he knows I am an independent midwife he tells me he knows EVERY THING ignores me and turns to woman glumly he says

I am sorry u have meconium do u know what that means?

yes she said that is why I am here the baby has done a pooh and thetas probably normal but I will need to adjust my birthing plans to include the monitor

meconium is serious HE SAYS yesterday a baby died because of meconium all nod

the young dad to be bravely said but our baby looks great on monitor

nothing to do with it this baby was on monitor and by the time we got to theatre it was dead sigh meconium

we could do a c/Ds now and hope for best

she looked defeated he cried in fear
and

they all stood behind him looking grave and  nodding and I thought wow is this for real?

This is why one to one midwifery care from a known midwife must happen to stop this abuse
Jan