Re: [ozmidwifery] BMid

[Melissah & Scott @ Spilt Art]

Hi everyone! my Name is Melissah and Im new to this mailing list. I live in the Blue Mountains in NSW with my husband and beautiful 16 month old boy Elijah.   I have been thinking of studing Midwifery and herd some talk about the BMid courses starting up here in Aust, and have been eagerly following the chain of converation on these courses now available in a few uni's. Does anyone happen to know if there are any - or will  be soon - available mostly by correspondence?   Melissah   www.Splitart.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jen Semple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] BMid To learn more about prerequisites for the BMid in Vic, go to http://www.vtac.edu.au/common/searchmajors.html & do a search for midwifery.  Not sure about other states... the other unis that I hear are offering it are Flinders Uni (in SA), Univ of South Aust, & UTS- you could try looking @ each uni's web sites.   I've really enjoyed the course & I think the Australian unis & ACMI have done a fabulous job setting up a framework for the course according to international best standard & evidence based practice.  Additionally, I feel we have been really well supported by midwives in private practice & many hospitals.   However, maternity care & opportunities for midwives in Australia is very different than in many other countries & the BMid is new here (we have had some teething problems as any new course does).  I don't know about the merits of studying in one country over the other, but you may well have a different experience depending on what country you study.   Hope that answers some of your questions!   Cheers, Jen 3rd year BMid, Melbourne  Abby and Toby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the info Jen. Do you know what the prerequisites are for getting into the course?   I also wondered if anyone thought it was worth studying overseas because of the different thoughts on birth and midwifery. I have heard that other countries have better, more woman centred, ideas and teachings for midwifery?   Thanks Love Abby  Yahoo! Greetings Send your love online with Yahoo! Greetings - FREE!