News from SA is 2 hospitals that have lost their maternity services in SA in last year have been Manumn and Mclaren Vale.
So the Tally grows!!! Plus > > In Darwin, the CMP is just about obsolete as the > > midwives are not taking on any more clients after Jan, > > until the govt meets minimum requirements - sent in > > previous email. Let me know if you need these > > requirements. > > Virginia > Add tht to 1) WA via the "Cohen" Report" which recommends the closure Woodside, Bentley & Kalamunda. Though this report has been "shelved" letters coming out of the Minister's office says they are going to "Implement Cohen"? > > > Previously Mandurah and Swan Districts have had > > > their Birth Centres Closed. > > > Swan Districts maternity unit has been kept open by > > > the govt paying the local Obs several thousand/day > > > to cover healthy women!! > > > 2) NSW the GMTT recommended the closure of at least > > > Katoomba (done as the obs and anaestheisits won't > > > go theree!) , Shellharbor, Ryde, Manly, > > > Gosford&/Wyong. > > > > > > Previously Shelharbor or Bulli had a birth centre > > > which moved to Wollongong then closed? > > > Camden birth centre has been closed then re-opened > > > after MC demo aainst the Premier when they bought in > > > Obs and anesthetists were paid special deals to come > > > there . Most recently when the aneathetist left > > > primips were stop and then re-allowed primips to > > > birth there after more public demos!! > > > Katoomba was closed and promised to be re-opened as > > > a midwife led unit after demos nearly 2 years ago, > > > is yet to re-open?? > > > > > > Ryde and possibly Manly are to continue as > > > midwife-led units thanks to the efforts of Prof > > > Sally Tracy (UTS) hopefully to start this year. > > > > > > Previously Nepean has lost their birth centre, > > > Liverpool its Team midwifery project > > > > > > 3) Closure of Moorabin birth centre moving women to > > > Clayton where the replacemnt birth centre is > > > incomplete. > > > > > > 4) Closure of Beaudesert maternity unit as doctors > > > will not go there? > > > > > > 5) SA closure of (?) QE woodville > > > > > > 6) NT their homebirth service > > > > > > Denise Hynd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Diane Gardner > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 3:15 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] closure of Moorabin > > > birth centre (Melbourne) > > > > > > > > > I didn't know the Moorabbin Birthing centre was > > > closing. That is disgusting. First Clayton and now > > > Moorabbin. Who are the smart powers of be who think > > > they know more about birthing than the people who > > > need those facilities. > > > > > > What are they doing? Birthing in corridors for > > > goodness sake. Is it becoming that birth is just > > > another shoof em in and shoof em out event, NEXT? > > > Next thing you know they will just be mixed in with > > > the general hospital poplation. Not so unlikely now > > > is it? > > > > > > This makes it even more important to put women > > > back in charge of their birthing so THEY will denote > > > what they want. For goodness sake!!!!! > > > > > > And we wonder why so many women are now turning > > > back to home births. Who can blame them. > > > > > > Diane > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://au.docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
