The message you take to this group should be loud and clear ..
WOMEN PREFER MIDWIVES TO PROVIDE THEIR PREGNANCY CARE
PLANNERS SHOULD MAKE MORE USE OF MIDWIVES WHO PRACTISE MIDWIFERY IN THE TRUE SENSE.
Administrators of maternity services should be encouraging midwives to take on their own caseload (provide continuity of care to women) - increasing their skills in dealing with birth emergencies.
Midwives thus encouraged to become primary carers would then be able to accomodate the growing need for natural births either at home or in natural birthing centres. This would free-up GPs to concentrate on practising family medicine.
There is really no place for GPs in pregnancy care of healthy women unless they have a temporary need for referral for some acute medical episode.
Emphasise BEST PRACTICE in maternity care and that means continuous care from the one person i.e. midwife for the majority (healthy women) and obstetrician for those with obstetric problems.
Good luck with your submission. The more consumers push to have their needs met through a holistic maternity care program the more midwives will begin to listen and respond.
Regards
Jan
On Friday, March 26, 2004, at 01:50 PM, Jo & Dean Bainbridge wrote:
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cheers
Jo
----- Original Message -----
From: Carolyn Donaghey
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:30 PM
Subject: [ausbirthingcommunity] GP consumer consultation sessions
I will be attending a consumer consultation forum on Wednesday only 1 of
2 being held in whole of Australia - representing CARES SA and also
Maternity coaltion SA. I would really encourage anyone to take
advantage of the opportunity for their wishes their thoughts and
opinions to be relayed through this forum. Please send me your feedback
as soon as possible. I will be away until Sunday, so wont be able to
reply before then. If you know of any other lists where there is
interest please feel free to pass on.
The project is to provide advice to health ministers and Australian Dept
of Health and AGeing on the GP workforce, on the following:
* GP practice workforce supply and requirements.
* the structure, balance and geographic distribution of workforce
* the number and distribution of vocational training places needed
to meet expected future rquirements.
Agenda (generic)
Changing patient needs
* what are the emerging and/or changing patient needs which will
impact on the GP workforce? e.g. emerging diseases/conditions,
selfmanagement of chronic disease, remote and isolated patients
Patient expectations and use of Medical services
* what are patients attitudes to and expectations of medical services?
* what factors influence patient choices/preferences, for example;
types of gp practices, non gp servies such as specialists,
alternative health practitions
* patients attitudes to alternative/new models of care, for exampe;
multi-disciplinary care teams, role substitution
(Nursepractioners), preventative care.
Patient expectations and use of GP services
what are patient attitudes and expectations in relation to gp services?
* cost
* access
* methods of consultation/engagement (telemedicine)
* broader health role (e.g. information, education, preventive
medicine, social care)
* quality of care
I look forward to hearing from as many interested parties as possible,
with obviously our focus on women and childrens health care around
pregnancy, birth and postnatal.
Thanks
Carolyn Donaghey- Harris
www.cares-sa.org.au
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