Hi Emily, it is a shame that you are seeing so many negative things at the moment. Thankfully not all placements will be like that. You are probably learning how you don't want to practise. It is certainly difficult for you in the meantime though.Does the hospital have a midwifery educator you could approach or do you have an assigned preceptor? Also there is a student chat line which may have some good ideas. I can't remember how you get onto it, but someone else on ozmid will. I wish you some positive experiences very soon to reinforce the "normalacy" of birth
regards Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Doctor dystocia > 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
