Hi Trish, > Abby, if I didn't think I was trying to impart a degree of wisdom, and assist students to find their own wisdom, together with the women (heard of the follow-through experience???) and the lovely midwives in hospitals who assist them with onsite learning, and the VERY occassional homebirth midwife who can take a student... then I would give it up. With (diminishing) respect, evaluate a curriculum or two, enrol in a midwifery program, and don't generalise what you see in a workshop of 10 midwives to what is taught in every curriculum in Australia.
I don't know why, because I disagree with the training that I know of, this means that disrespect is okay. Whoa. I am just a mum, passionate about women and birth, with a voice. Please disagree with me, but I don't think comments like (diminishing) respect are necessary or helpful. I'm not really into personal attack in disagreements......well only with my husband! Maybe because I am only a mum and not a midwife then you see my opinion as threatening or not worth noting, so that warrants disrespect?? I don't know.........whatever. I am not generalising from one workshop I attended. I believe in testimony as a conveyancer of truth. I have listened to qualified midwives, student midwives, teaching midwives, international midwives and student midwives,that have quit their courses because of lack of education, testimonies and stories of there education, or lack there of. I don't know where they went to school or trained, I do know they are/were unhappy with it. I'm going to leave it there Trish. I think you are seeing what I am saying in a really wrong light. I do not, never have and never would claim to have all the answers or even one answer. I do not claim to know how to fix the worlds problems or stop all maternal deaths. What I do know is that most birthing practices in this country suck! Women are being treated poorly by alot, not all, caregivers and something needs to change. I am a dreamer and a hoper. I find nothing wrong in dreaming of a better future for women in birth. I don't want to argue about this curriculum says this and this says that blah blah blah, I wouldn't even know. I only know what women have shared and what I have read. It would be a great shame if you quit midwifery. You seem a strong, knowledgeable woman committed to women, change and education. I think it is wonderful that teachers like you exist. Love Abby -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
