Dear Sue and others in Perth The rally will be on May 5th at 10 30 till 12 md
Flyers will be coming soon meanwhile would you like to participate in other activities to inform the govt of support for midwiferuy led care in WA as follows;
Actions for Women-Centred Maternity Services Across WA
1) Write a letter to the WA Premier with copies to relevant ministers (& your local MLA), the opposition spokes-people and the WA President of MC, requesting the Gallop government actively support the WA Maternity Coalition's proposal 'Implementing NMAP in WA' (see www.maternitycoalition.org.au/wa).
WA Premier Geoff Gallop
24th Floor, 197 St George's Tce, Perth WA 6000 Ph: 9222 9888 Fax: 9322 1213 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Copies to (Cc on bottom of letter);
a) Minister for Health Jim McGinty 30th Floor, 77 St George's Tce, Perth WA 6000 Ph: 9220 5000 Fax: 9221 2068 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
b) Minister for Community Development, Women's Interests; Sheila McHale
12th Floor, 2 Havelock St, West Perth WA 6005 Ph: 9213 6900 Fax: 9213 6901 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
c) WA Liberal Health Spokesperson Kim Hames
PO Box 5551 Falcon 6210 Ph: 9534 3200 Fax: 9534 2273 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
d) Liberal Women's Issues Spokesperson; Robyn McSweeney
1A - 141 York Street Albany WA 6330 Ph: 9841 2250 Fax: 9841 1847 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
e) WA President Maternity Coalition; Melanie Gregory
2 John St Shenton Park 6008 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2) Visit your local state politician to seek their support of 'Implementing NMAP in WA'. Take the MCWA Briefing document available at www.maternitycoalition.org.au/wa.
c.. Join Maternity Coalition (www.maternitycoalition.org.au).
d.. Get WA groups to which you belong to endorse 'Implementing NMAP in WA' and write letters. Endorsements can be sent via www.maternitycoalition.org.au and then write letters and join the rally!
5) Join the Maternity Coalition rally to present 'Implementing NMAP in WA' to WA parliamentarians and the media on Thursday 5th May 2005 from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Information and flyers will be available at www.maternitycoalition.org.au/wa.
For further information contact Denise Hynd 9446 1549.
Denise Hynd
"Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in action, for the sake of freedom for all women to choose exactly how and by whom, if by anyone, our bodies will be handled."
- Linda Hes
----- Original Message ----- From: "susan cudlipp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 8:38 AM
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Love this thread!
PS Denise - is there a time planned for the rally on May 5th? Need to plan shift
Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Hynd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:32 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Comments??
From MIDWIFERY TODAY E-NEWSa publication of Midwifery Today, Inc. Volume 7, Issue 7, March 30, 2005
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Art of Midwifery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When I was a student midwife at the Garden of Life Birth Center in
Michigan, a woman who had just had her baby asked my mentor midwife, "When
can we have sex again?" I was surprised she was asking the question and
even more surprised by Val's response: "You can have sex anytime you want
to, as long as I am not in the room!" I was astonished, having been
previously told that a woman had to wait until she stopped bleeding or at
least until six weeks postpartum.
When women have had a wonderful birth and have no injury to their vaginas,
some want to celebrate the joy they feel by being close with their
partners. Years ago, I would ask my clients at their two week visit if
they were feeling "sexy" or "interested" yet and found that quite a few of
them said yes and that a portion of them sheepishly admitted that they
hadn't waited for my "green light." One woman said, "We couldn't wait, we
were so happy!" I realized that I shouldn't wait until the two week visit
to discuss the subject. I remembered that after my cesarean I did not want
to make love for months - almost as if my vagina didn't work since it
didn't birth a baby. After my VBAC in the hospital, I *couldn't* make love
for months - I'd had an episiotomy the size of Montana. With my homebirth,
I was ready *the next night* - 24 hours after the birth! I loved my female
body so much and was so proud of it!
While there is of course a wide variation in interest among new mothers and much to discuss with them - so they make the decision in their own comfortable time - I now tell them basically that they just have to wait until I am out of the room!
~ Nancy
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