hi julie i can totally relate to your horror being a student too. the hospital im at at the moment has a 30% c/section rate, 30% operative delivery and 30% episiotomy. babies are separated from mums for an hour after c/sections because the recovery nurses dont like having babies there, or midwives! theres a huge rate of IOL, ARMs, they even do comp feeds still !! its a very hard position to be in, being a student because even when you feel things are being done wrongly you dont want to seem disrespectful to people in higher positions than you and you also wonder whether maybe you do have it wrong! surely with all their experience they would have thought of what you think of ... but sadly often not. its also sad when hospitals boast about what they 'allow' etc yet never offer these things to the women. for example every room has a big private bath, yet none of the staff seem to suggest its use or let women know they can birth in there. we have all these totally underutilised things - birth mats, birth stools, big baths, outdoor areas, a whole lovely birth centre that is closed, birth balls etc etc and still most women end up on their backs in bed. anyone know who is the best person for students to raise their concerns with without seeming out of line?
love emily --- Julie Garratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doctor dystocia... Definition, when the private > obstetrician walks into the room, the baby can no > longer fit through the pelvis! > > Well that's what I feel after spending a shift in > one of Adelaide's "best' private hospitals over the > weekend. Their stats for the last 12 mths confirmed > this, around a 50 to 55% caesarean rate every month > and shockingly 35 % of the women left had either > ventouse or forceps! Can someone please tell me why > this is hapening? Lots of epidurals? are the doctors > in a hurry? > > No wonder ranzcog think childbirth is dangerous, in > some places it really is! Time to do some media on > the safety of obstetric care .?! Absolutely! > I know that I'm preaching to the converted, buy I'm > horrified that so many women think that this is the > best care available. > Julie, 3rd year BMid FUSA > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
