You did so well Andrea - especially under the time restrictions. Unfortunately the natural birth argument got a whole 3 minutes - as opposed to the caesarian propaganda which got approx. 3 hrs 10 mins.
I will keep on pushing for natural birth to be more fairly represented - ie. showing a gentle, loving birth and those exhilerating first moments of bonding afterwards. kind regards, Nicole ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrea Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:55 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] The Today show experience > Hi everyone, > > Well, I tried.... I was being given the "cut off signal almost as soon as I > started so I just kept talking.... all frustrating as usual. I did corner > Steve later to say that this was an issue that needed better coverage and > he said they would be following it up - so keep those letters and email > rolling in to them. I have volunteered to do a live debate with Dr Rick but > I bet they won't take up that challenge, although Dr Rick is so conceited > he might just like the idea of more publicity! > > Steve has his emails appearing at his elbow and he told me that they'd > really been inundated. > I've written up my Diary entry on this as well if you want to check that out. > http://www.birthinternational.com/diary/index.html > > Aplogies to the midwives out there - I was not responsible for the label > saying I was a midwife. > > Back to the real world now, away from "unreality TV". > > Cheers > > Andrea > > ----- > Andrea Robertson > Birth International * ACE Graphics * Associates in Childbirth Education > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.birthinternational.com > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
