Dear Kylie, The College of Midwives welcomes your interest in writing the kind of article you propose. I will email you some articles off list.
Regards Dr Barbara Vernon Executive Officer Australian College of Midwives GPO Box 666 Canberra 2601 Level 1, 97 Northbourne Ave TURNER ACT 2612 Ph: 02 6230 7333 Mob 0438 855 529 Fax: 02 6230 6033 www.acmi.org.au 'Midwifery Great Expectations' National conference Perth 31 August-3 September 2004 www.acmi.org.au/perth2004 'Midwifery: Pathways to Healthy Nations' 27th Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives Brisbane, 24-28 July 2005 www.midwives2005.com/index.shtml -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mrs Joanne M Fisher Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2004 10:20 PM To: Ozmidwifery Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Info for Article Hi Kylie, Maternity Coalition may be helpful. Good luck, your idea is fantastic. We need to get that message out to everyday people. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.maternitycoalition.org.au Cheers, Joanne Fisher. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kylie Carberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:01 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
