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Apologies for cross
posting...
Please add your name to the new Maternity Coalition online petition by July 13th. Due to some temporary problems with the website,
the petition can only be currently accessed at the following address:
http://svc314.bne024u.server-web.com/onlinepetition.html
It reads: TO THE HONOURABLE THE SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ASSEMBLED IN PARLIAMENT: The petition of certain citizens of Australia draws
to the attention of the House the current problems faced by Woman in regards to
Maternity services offered in Australia today:
-diminishing access to maternity services in rural and regional areas -lack of one-to-one midwifery models of care despite consumers demand -undue emphasis on expensive acute medical services and neglect of preventative early-intervention oriented midwifery models of care -caesarean section rates at around 30% which is twice the maximum recommended by the World Health Organisation as necessary for safe childbirth rapidly increasing costs to the public health system despite decreasing choices for women Your petitioners request the House to upgrade the
models of care currently offered to woman by implementing, funding and promoting
of the National Maternity Action Plan, developed by Australia�s consumer and
midwifery groups.
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