In Mareeba the women are booked under the Midwife's name. I guess it takes a long time to change. We are not rocking the boat right now as what we are doing is very different to what most of the rest of Qld does and we are just too happy to still be alive. Working with the OB's in Cairns is one of the conditions of our survival. Cheers Judy
--- wump fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is very depressing to hear that even when women have > midwifery-led care > they either have to see a dr or have their notes reviewed by a > dr. As > midwives we are the experts in normal and competent at > identifying when > things are high risk or becoming abnormal. Why the hell do the > drs waste > their time 'checking' notes incase we have missed something? > Is it because > the women are booked under their name, therefore they think > they are > responsible for a stuff-up? In the UK low risk women were > booked under their > mw's name unless there were problems. We would get into > serious trouble if > we had missed something and it resulted in a poor outcome > (very very rarely > happened). Responsibility goes hand in hand with autonomy. > > Rachel > > _________________________________________________________________ > Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free > newsletters! > http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or > unsubscribe. > ____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: Now with unlimited storage http://au.photos.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
