Re: [ozmidwifery] Info for Article

[Jen Semple]

Kylie- ACMI (Australia College of Midwives) contact details:

 

Phone: 02 6230 7333

 

Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

Web: www.acmi.org.au

 

Best of luck!  Jen

Dean & Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

You could always contact the ACMI for information.
cheers Jo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kylie Carberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:31 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 "gi! ve 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
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