Hi everyone, This was in the Gold Coast Bulletin on Saturday... Almost word for word from the press release I wrote... : ). Hope this provides some encouragement for you all...
Cheers, Cas. The Gold Coast Bulletin Edition 1SAT 20 DEC 2003, Page 058 Calendars push one-to-one care benefits Babes boost midwives by Nina Merrotsy IT'S the four B's everyone should be reminded of all year, 'Bellies, Bots, Boobs and Babes'. That's why Gold Coast photographer Deirdre Cullen has made a calendar about it. As well as having a bit of fun and including her children Hannah, 7, and Issac, 1, in one photo, Mrs Cullen said the underlying aim was to raise awareness of the benefits of one-to-one midwifery care. "All models and models' mums featured in the calendar benefited from one-to-one midwifery care for their pregnancies and births either at home or through the Royal Women's birth centre in Brisbane," said Mrs Cullen who produces the calendar free-of-charge. "Along with beautiful babies and pregnant bellies from some of Queensland's finest, this year's calendar features an extensive list of resources and a free fertility chart. "A must for every woman having a baby." The Gilston resident said she was very excited about how well it was being received. "For the 2003 calendar we only thought we'd need to produce 100 but then we went to 1000 and they sold without any problems . . . so for 2004 it was a bit harder to know how many we would need and we have already sold 2000." Maternity Coalition Inc is lobbying the State Government to adopt the National Maternity Action Plan, which proposes a community midwifery program in Queensland to promote woman-centred birth care, reduce intervention rates, costs to Queensland taxpayers and improve the wellbeing of Queensland women. MC Queensland president Bruce Teakle said a recent Australian study featured in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology estimated that establishing a midwifery model of care for healthy pregnant women would save taxpayers $61 million. "At the moment, the current situation where we have one in three women having caesareans will only change if women are given access to evidence-based information and world class maternity care," he said. The calendar, which features black and white photos, is endorsed by celebrated pregnancy and birth author Sheila Kitzinger. The calendars can be bought at www.homebirth.org.au or otherwise from www.birthinternational.com or www.natureschild.com.au. Caption: Deirdre Cullen, who has produced the Bellies, Bots, Boobs and Babes calendar, with children Hannah, 7, Isaac, 1 Examples from Deirdre Cullen's calendar Cas, Wayne, Liam and Daniel McCullough [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.casmccullough.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
