Re: [ozmidwifery] Advise, encouragement, support

[Dierdre Bowman]

It breaks my heart to hear that midwives who obviously have the caring heart you have are being forced from a profession that needs many more like you.  The system makes it impossible to stand up and be heard without running the risk of loosing your job!  However we must join forces and be heard.  This kind of brutality must not be allowed to continue.  While midwives are somewhat of a miniority the women who support us are not and I truely believe we have to have faith to stand up for their rights and our own.  WE must band together.  What this country needs is a means of creating such a public outcry that ob.and politician alike can not hide from.  I have a couple of ideas, but would love some feed back about what others think would prompt our communities to come out fighting.   Let me know, I'd be interested to hear from you all as to how that could be achieved.  Without consumer backing we sort of pale into insignificance.  I believe we have that support we just need to rally it.   Blessings Dierdre.