Agree with all of that Rachel, and sorry if it seemed I was having a go - not intended at all. What I feel is sad is that what you are talking about is not widely acknowledged, not by the midwives working in the hospital system that I know anyway. They seem to hide behind this notion of needing to be upskilled rather than acknowledging that for many of them, the system they work in has resulted in them becoming deskilled and desensitized to the realities of birth. I like the idea of rewiring! I think I'd need a total motherboard overhaul to work just one shift in a labour and delivery suite. Well done for being able to deliver care to the women who really need it in the system, hats off to you!
Tania xxx -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wump fish Sent: Sunday, 30 October 2005 9:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] The Advertiser today... I think any midwife who has spent their career in a hospital setting would need 're-wiring' to attend homebirths. Hospital birth is so different to homebirth, and the danger is that midwives bring the hospital and it's guidelines to the home. I don't think it is a case of 'upskilling', just a totally different way of working and hospital midwives have been oppressed and socialised into a particular way of practising. They often lack confidence in their own midwifery skills and women's ability to birth. Rachel - trapped in a hospital with pinging machines and missing homebirth and midwifery. >From: "Tania Smallwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] The Advertiser today... >Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 21:06:12 +0930 > >Love that term, Macdonaldisation! I also get concerned when I hear of >midwives needing to be "upskilled" to attend 'normal' births, or to give >women care in water, etc. I think as a midwife we should all be able to >handle the 'normal'. I personally would need upskilling to work in a >tertiary institution with all those machines that go 'ping'! > > >Tania > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda >Sent: Sunday, 30 October 2005 1:57 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] The Advertiser today... > >a big part of it is the multi skilling crap which is just a way of >getting constant work out an individual which i think is why so many >places are against direct mid entry midwives, they cant be used like >slaves to work everywhere anywhere anytime. it is an evolving problem >and much to do with globalisation and utilising the human resources to >the best benefit of corporation which hospitals are fast becoming. The >macdonaldisation of society!!! It really worries me.... >Belinda > >Tania Smallwood wrote: > > > Not just a question for Barb, but anyone who knows about it, I'm > > curious to know about the Midwife/nurse practitioner that you refer to > > in Qld. What exactly do they do? How is this different to working > > within the scope of a registered midwife? I'm aware that the college > > is not supportive of the notion of midwives becoming NP's, but I'm > > actually interested in what role they play in maternity care over and > > above the general run of the mill midwife? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Tania > > >-- >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. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger 7.5 is now out. Download it for FREE here. http://messenger.msn.co.uk -- 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.
