This is the part of andrea's website (under the
features section) that i thought we were discussing:
Implementing NSWCMP
A program outline for the implementation of caseload midwifery care in the public health sector.
A program outline for the implementation of caseload midwifery care in the public health sector.
if this is not so then, I apologise and retract all
previous statements.
marilyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 5:53
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Subject: [ozmidwifery] CMP
homebirth
> agree, but you should also know that the criteria for acceptance on the CMP
> does NOT exclude VBACs or some other higher risk women. These women and
> those with complicated pregnancies do not get transferred out of the
> umbrella of the CMP. The original plan for a homebirth is changed to a
> hospital birth with the CMP midwife continuing to give antenatal care,
> attending the labour and birth (as a birth companion) and continuing to give
> postnatal support while in hospital and care in the home after discharge.
> The main aim under these circumstances is continuity of care and care
> provider. It is especially valuable for those women who DO have problems.
> These are the women who need to have a trusted care providor. Under our
> present arrangement we are employed by the Health Dept of W.A and insured
> under the States "Risk Cover". All W.A. community groups are having their
> funding reviewed and this is an ongoing concern for us. Don't be deceived
> that the "Hospital based homebirth" programs will have problem free
> administration and funding. Doctors DO NOT approve of midwifery models of
> care, anywhere, hence the continual interference with the protocols and
> guidelines of Birth Centres and the closing of these centres all over the
> country, regardless of outcomes. MM
>
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