ENCOURAGE ALL PRACTISING MIDWIVES TO JOIN THE MATERNITY COALITION, FORM A LOCAL GROUP AND LET THE MOTHERS IN YOUR AREA KNOW MIDWIVES EXIST.
INVITE WOMEN TO COME AND SEE THE WONDERFUL SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED BY MIDWIVES IN YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL. GET OUT AND TALK TO YOUNGER WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT YET FINISHED THEIR SCHOOLING.
Jan Robinson Independent Midwife Practitioner
National Coordinator Australian Society of Independent Midwives
8 Robin Crescent South Hurstville NSW 2221 Phone/Fax: 02 9546 4350
e-mail address: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> website: www.midwiferyeducation.com.au
So true Louise,
In NZ there is a saying.......woman need midwives need woman....
It is usually shown with the words forming a circle...
Unfortunately there are still so many woman out there who don't know what a midwife could offer...It is really sad. I know our branch of ACMI are looking at taking it back to ground level and getting out there and educating woman on what a midwife is and what we offer...
Without the woman of NZ being so political and vocal, midwives wouldn't be where they are now in NZ. It was a joint fight between midwives and woman, and it paid off.
How do we get that here? Firstly i guess we need to unite midwives.
Personally i don't give a toss where we train, whether it's RN or direct entry. As far as i'm concerned how you train does not make the midwife. As a Bmid student i get alot of critisicm about not being an RN, and some hospitals have asked when i would be doing my RN's as until then i am unemployable to them!
The amazing midwives who i am learning from up here in the NT, and the same ones who are being devistated by the legislation up here are RN trained midwives and i couldn't ask for better mentors!
But back to the public support, what do we do to unite as midwives and then to unite as woman and midwives???
Kirsten
Darwin
~~~start life with a midwife~~~
----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff & Louise Wightman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Uniting midwives & midwifery students
My biggest concern is that the postnatal area seems to be fair game as an area for RN's to move into as it would seem the value of a midwife in the eyes of management only extends to birth suite. Should we not ask the general public to consider this issue? Who would they like to give them the best care a midwife or an RN that has had a quick orientation to the postanatal area? Without public support, midwives will be fighting a losing battle as economics takes over.
In dispair Louise
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sadie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Uniting midwives & midwifery students
I thought RN's couldn't work on labour ward because of insurance?
At KEMH even agency midwives (excluding Nurse West) cannot work on labour
ward because the insurance does not cover them.
Sadie
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