Re: Re: [ozmidwifery] First "birth"

[Jenny Cameron]

Public hospitals are there to serve the public. Hospital administrators can 
set all the policies and protocols they like but ultimately it is the 
woman's choice (as long as she is informed) to select her care. It is up to 
practitioners to document their recommendations and if the woman chooses not 
to follow these she does so at her own risk. It all hinges on informed 
consent. Public hospitals cannot throw people out or force them along a 
certain pathway. I know it is stressful and takes courage on the part of the 
midwife & the woman but the system can be 'beaten'. I have been told I am 
not to fit to practise by an Obs because I stood with a woman & supported 
her choice. So be it, I know differently. I have no regrets about my part of 
the decision making. Keep up with the latest evidence and stay strong. 
Cheers
Jenny
Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM
PO Box 1465
Howard Springs NT 0835

0419 528 717
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Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [ozmidwifery] First "birth"


HI mary
I agree, I am currently on suspension because I tried to shortcut the 
"system" one by
seeing a woman and organising her ante natal required testing outside of 
the clinic and
two by telling her she had a choice, if she wants to have her baby in the 
hospital it
must be done by their protocols, her fears, expectations and wishes don't 
count. It is
just so frustrating
donna


Mary Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Lindsay wrote> women tell me that going to an Obstetrician means that
they
don't have to
> wait up at the hospital clinics for hours, and at least they see the
same
> person each visit.  I understand where they are coming from, it just
seems
> that, 'one person' they see, should be a Midwife.
Why is it that women have to wait so long at public clinics?  All the
women
I ask to attend a pub clinic for "homebirth backup" booking tell me the
same.  sometimes it is a factor in them not going for the visit and
refusing
to return at a later date.  The Obs has his receptionist and ? one
other?
why do we have so much support staff in hospital clinics and yet it can
take
all morning waiting for an "appointment" . It makes women feel as tho
they
are 2nd class citizens.  Is there an efficiency expert out there that
could
fix this?  MM
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