That is a great letter of Jenny's. When I read about the incident in the Cairns Post I figrued it was blown up out of all proportion. Figured the midwives were dealing with the shoulder dystocia like Ina May recommended and that they were happy the baby was shocked but ok with the placenta still supplying the needed O2. If it was not a public forum I would say what I think of Dr (woman butcher) David Molloy. Cheers Judy
--- Denise Hynd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is truly encouraging and great to see a midwife leader of > the ACMI being > quoted in effectively defending midwives and challenging the > motives and > vested interest of obs!! > 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: "B & G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Jenny Gamble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:54 PM > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Birth Center and Dr Molloy > > > > Birth centre 'a scapegoat' > > > > 28may05 > > > > THE Australian Medical Association has been accused by the > College of > > Midwives of attacking Brisbane's only public birth centre to > relieve the > > pressure on its members for defending the so-called Dr > Death. > > > > The college's Queensland President Jenny Gamble said the > Birth Centre at > > the Royal Brisbane Hospital was being used as a scapegoat > and was at the > > centre of "a turf war" between private doctors and midwives. > > Ms Gamble said a few obstetricians had been "bullying and > slagging" the > > birth centre since it opened 10 years ago as a provider of > midwifery > > care to pregnant women in a home-like environment within the > hospital. > > > > The AMA has criticised the centre after an emergency last > weekend when a > > baby's shoulders got stuck during birth. > > > > AMA Queensland President Dr David Molloy said the incident > was an > > example of what happened "when doctors were taken out of the > medical > > system". > > > > However, Ms Gamble accused the AMA of exaggerating the > incident to take > > the heat off itself for defending Indian-trained Dr Jayant > Patel, who > > has been linked to 87 deaths at Bundaberg Hospital. > > > > "They are totally slinging mud. They're the ones who called > the > > Bundaberg nurses lazy and defended Patel," she said. > > > > She said it served Dr Molloy's interest to exaggerate the > incident, > > adding: "It's part of a longer term vendetta." > > > > "In the incident last weekend, the midwife facilitated a > birth > > competently and was actually complimented on rounds to say > she had done > > an excellent job. The mother and baby are fine. I believe > they were > > discharged the next day." > > > > "Midwives deal with difficult situations and emergencies all > the time. > > That's what they're trained to do - to act in emergencies > and call for > > medical assistance and that's what happened in this case." > > > > Dr Molloy claimed the centre was in dire straits and has > called for the > > public release of a report commissioned by Queensland Health > into the > > birth centre. > > > > Ms Gamble suggested any recommendations for improvements > would be > > directed at management, after a visiting medical officer > called the > > Birth Centre a "killing field" and no action against the > person was > > taken. > > > > "If we called private obstetrics a killing field or called > them butchers > > all hell would let loose," she said. > > > > Ms Gamble said Dr Molloy was attacking the Birth Centre in > order to > > stifle the implementation of recommendations from a separate > Rebirthing > > report, an independent statewide report released earlier > this month. > > > > She said the report supported midwifery as the primary > carers for > > normal, health pregnant women with referral to medical > practitioners as > > needed rather than being admitted under an obstetrician and > care > > directed by an obstetrician. > > > > "This is turf protection. Dr Molloy is a private > obstetrician and they > > don't want to see any erosion of their potential to earn > income," Ms > > Gamble said. > > > > > > > > privacy terms C Queensland Newspapers > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or > unsubscribe. > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: > 27/05/2005 > > > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or > unsubscribe. > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
