RE: [ozmidwifery] hep C and homebirth

[Melanie Sommeling]

Title: Bericht

Hoi Lieve,   Jammer dat u collega’s zo denken. Het is niet onbekent, naatturlijk, maar het is niet leuk.   Here in most nursing professions, sorry ladies I am including midwifery as nursing here, we are taught the concept of unconditional positive regard. Basically that everyone should be accepted for who they are and what they are without judgement. I understand there is a lot of misconception out in the community about Hep C and about Drug abuse and so forth, but as professionals we should be more aware of the underlying issues which have made this woman who she is, not judge her for the life she has led. If they would be faced with her in an emergency situation, where she was birthing in lift stuck on the fourth floor of a building would they just step back and let her birth alone. I am just a student and anyone feel free to put me back in my place, but I believe that your colleagues should have a hard look at their ethics before they take on anymore mothers, once you start to discriminate where does it end?   My two bobs worth.   Sterkte Lieve u bent een bezondere vrouw met een groote hart.   Groetjes   Melanie From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Lieve Huybrechts Sent: Tuesday, 6 September 2005 00:26 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] hep C and homebirth   Hoi friends,   Last week I send the question about hep C and homebirth. Since then I got a lot of information and I could decide that homebirth was not a problem with some precautions to protect ourselves. But I have a problem with my colleagues. We have a practice of three midwives and the other two refuse to help the mother, saying that they think the risc is to much to take. She was also a drugaddict, but clean now for several years. She had recent a partner with unsafe sexual behaviour (several partners). My colleagues say that she is responsible herself for what she got and take the consequences of it. I believe that everybody needs a second chance.   They say, considering our teamwork that I have to refuse her too. They are angry at me. I feel that refusing her is some discimination. How should you handle this in your practice?   warm greetings Lieve       Lieve Huybrechts vroedvrouw 0477/740853 www.geboorte-infocentrum.be -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 2/09/2005