Re: [ozmidwifery] Fed Up

[JoFromOz]

What a sweetie :)   Thanks Sally... I've replied to your other email account.   Love Jo       ---- Original Message ---- From: Sally Westbury To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:16 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Fed Up > Oh Jo, > > You are such a great woman. Don�t loose hope. All you can do is be > there for the women that you meet. Like a pebble in the pool the way > you treat each woman will teach her that she should be treated with > respect. She will tell her friends of her experience and they will > come expecting to be treated with respect.. then slowly we change the > system.     > > Have you thought about applying at the birth centre?? > > Have you thought about establishing a birth centre in Joodalup. What > about trying to get a group together to �birth� a birth centre. It is > in line with the �Cohen Report�. Lotteries funded the building of the > family birthing centre at KEMH. Are you involved in NMAP??   > > Need a coffee in Fremantle on day to hang out with a radical > midwife?? I�m available to you. > > Love Sally > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JoFromOz > Sent: Monday, 22 March 2004 8:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Fed Up > > Hi Everyone... > > I am fed up with the hospital system (again... still...).  I am > overwhelmed with the lack of respect for myself and the women I look > after.  > > Does anyone have any ideas what else I can do for a living??  I have > been a midwife for 2 years (and 4 days!)... this is not what I had in > mind.  I obviously want to stay in the midwifery-type field.  > > We are building a house, so whatever I do has to equate to the same > (or greater) salary. I live in the northern-most suburbs of Perth. > There isn't much up here.  > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! > > Sincerely, > Jo -- Babies are Born... Pizzas are delivered.