Kate,
Must admit I also promote 'women friendly' care, not including some of the
things your colleague does, but if we don't care for the mothers how can we
expect them to nurture their babies??
They need nurturing too, mothers need mothering & baby-friendly can be very
hard on the women. I feel that his is where the term 'breast-feeding nazi'
originated, not prioritising the maternal need for rest &
recovery/convalescence over the obsession with infant attention.
Must be a happy medium !
BM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kate &/or Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery-led units - warning, a bit of a rave!
----- >>how about the 'woman friendly birth centre'?
There's a lot of different definitions of that one. Just had a placement
with a m/w who promoted woman-friendly over baby-friendly. Her idea of w-f
was to have longer hospital stays, baby in nursery, bottlefed until
woman's
milk comes in. She theorised that it would give mother a chance to sleep,
recover from the birth, and remove the stress of a hungry baby unable to
feed.
Just doesn't gel to me.
Kate
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