hi Emily,
I know this is an old post but just catching up. Welcome to the CC!!. I will
let you know when they open us again and you can come and see how the
northern women birth ....beautifully!!!
cheers
Diane
----- 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
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