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Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 9:16
PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Sydney BMid
Student needing support
Hi Kate,
Perhaps she could try Blacktown hospital. I've attended a
few births as a doula at the birth centre in Blacktown and one of my clients
had a student midwife following her through the pregnancy and
birth.
I also co-ordinate homebirth access sydney as well as run
Active Birth workshops in the Blue Mtns, if she wants to get in touch she can
call me on 47 51 9840.
Cheers
Jo Hunter
Hi
I'm a mature aged second year BMid
student at UniSA. One of our younger students moved to Adelaide from Tasmania
last year to do the course. She is a really lovely, mature, perceptive girl
and has been very supportive of fellow students (including me) through various
traumas. Given all the changes she had to manage last year, I think she did really well, but recruiting follow
throughs was a problem for her. Part of the problem was lack of networks, and
part her youth - and that she looks quite young.
This year she will probably be living
around Parramatta NSW. So yet again, she is in a new state, with no networks,
and limited access to the pregnant women she desperately needs.
Sophie & I discussed emailing this
group. I am sending the email because she felt a little self
conscious doing self-promotion and I can probably say nice things about her that she would hesitate to
say about herself! She is keen, open to learning, really sweet (making that
comment makes me feel old!). She is aware of her limitations. And because of
her lack of networks, she really needs help to get those follow through women
to meet course requirements.
I believe she has joined the homebirth
group in an attempt to meet some pregnant women. I have spoken to my family in
Sydney, but was hoping that some of you in Sydney (esp western and
nth-western!) might be able to help her. Advice, ideas, or pregnant women
would be wonderful. Is anyone able to take her under their wing? What are
good/bad hospitals to approach. Are there any people she should contact?
Many thanks
Kate
