Dear Kylie If you have not already been in touch I will forward your email onto local (your area) members of Maternity Coalition who have been involved in trying to get 1-2-1 midwifery care there and across Australia so you are not alone in your efforts Denise Hynd Denise Hynd
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, they are the only ones who ever have." Margaret Mead ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kylie Carberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:01 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Info for Article > Hi everyone, > I am a freelance journalist and thought this may be a good place to start > for my research. I would like to do an article on the benefits of midwife > based care during pregnancy and birth. I am a mother of four and although > had midwives deliver my babies I had a different midwife each time I had a > checkup and had to deliver at a hospital 30 minutes away from my home > instead of the one 5 minutes away. All because doctors wouldn't come to > Shellharbour hopsital. My deliverys have all been straghtforward and I > didn't "give a hoot" if a doctor was available or not. > Recently an announcement was made that a trial is finally underway for the > midwife model of care in my area. I find many women are very skeptical of > this and would like to do an article to show how a natural part of life has > become "medicalised." I feel women are now scared of birth, hence opting for > epidurals, c-sections, inductions - all performed by OB's. > That is the gist of the article...I'd like to outliine the benefits for mum > and baby, eg does it reduce the risk of pnd, trauma for the baby, physical > wellbeing. > If anyone has any information relevant my email is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > any help is much appreciated, > cheers > Kylie > > _________________________________________________________________ > SEEK: Now with over 50,000 dream jobs! Click here: > http://ninemsn.seek.com.au?hotmail > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
