Thank you for the support Barbara, We are interested in all things that support midwives to do there work with more satisfaction for them & others. Can you tell me how to access the guidelines? Are they on the ACMI website? Cheers Philippa Scott Birth Buddies Supporting Women ~ Creating Life President - Friends of the Birth Centre Townsville ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr Barbara Vernon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Jenny Gamble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:48 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] A birth centre for Townsville
> Congratulations Phillippa and all involved in Townsville. > > > > With the report by Cherrell Hirst and raised public profile for midwives and > birthing women in Queensland media in the past 6-12 months it's an exciting > time for midwifery in Queensland. > > > > When Qld Branch President Jenny Gamble, Jocelyn Toohill and I met with > Minister Gordon Nuttall a few weeks ago he provided repeated assurances of > his support for the kinds of evidence-based midwifery led services being > recommended by the Hirst report. We need to keep finding practical ways of > supporting the Minister to help make this a reality across the State. > > > > Well done to Townsville....A Birth Centre will be a major enhancement to > local services for birthing women and their families. Hopefully you will > find the College's National Midwifery Consultation and Referral Guidelines > of use in 'holding the space' for midwives who come to work in the BC to > provide care in a midwifery model. > > > > Kind regards Barb. > > > > Dr Barbara Vernon > Executive Officer > Australian College of Midwives > Ph +61 2 6230 7333 > Mob 0438 855 529 > > 'Midwifery: Pathways to Healthy Nations' > 27th Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives > Brisbane Convention Centre, 24-28 July 2005 > www.midwives2005.com/index.shtml > > From: "Philippa Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 15 June 2005 11:52:32 PM > To: "ozmidwifery" <[email protected]> > Subject: [ozmidwifery] A birth centre for Townsville - 2nd post, I dont > think it came through the first time > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Well I am pleased to announce (before anyone else does, given that we did > most of the hard work) that a Birth Centre should be operational in > Townsville by the end of the year. Talks with the District Director, Ken > Whelan, for our region last week were enough to get our hopes up & then we > hear today that Minister for Health Gordon Nuttall is keen to announce the > plans after he gets a look at our direction statement, so he knows what we > are about. We are over the moon & whilst this is to be an implementation of > the model of care out the back of the current birth suite it will be the > first step on the way to a birth centre in a separate building on hospital > grounds. May I say a big congratulations to all those who worked very hard > to make this happen. Anything is possible when we stand together as women & > families. It also helps that the timing was superb. Well before the tears > obscure my vision completely I will sign off. Congratulations Townsville!! > > > Cheers, > > > > Philippa Scott > > > Birth Buddies > > > Supporting Women ~ Creating Life > > > President - Friends of the Birth Centre Townsville > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
