Re: [ozmidwifery] Doctor dystocia

[Jenny Cameron]

Julia, your comment at the end says it all...'so many women think that this is the best care available'. Midwives still have a big task in front of them to educate the public. I work in a private hospital and I have a 'smiley' name badge that says Jenny. Midwife. But most of our customers, both women and general patients still call me 'nurse'. I've have never referred to myself as a nurse at this hospital, nor do I have have nurse written anywhere on my I.D. I believe we need to get into the kinders and primary schools and teach the next generation of parents about healthy reproduction practices. Might be an interesting project for midwifery students to do? Introduce the concept of midwife to the kids. Cheers   Jenny Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM PO Box 1465 Howard Springs NT 0835   0419 528 717 ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Garratt To: Ozmidwifery Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:38 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Doctor dystocia 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   No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.7/70 - Release Date: 11/08/2005