It is sad that women pay for private Ob's and Private Hospitals thinking that they are going to get better service and more choices. So often they seem to get the opposite.
rgds mike On 1/20/06, Andrea Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jayne, > > Perhaps your friend could try seeing her obstetrician as an > "insurance policy". Worth paying the money for in case a problem > arises, but otherwise not required to do anything until a > complication actually arises. An analogy I use is that paying for a > doctor is like paying for house insurance. Wonderful when the roof > blows off as it means and instant fix is available, but in the > meantime, I don't want a roofer coming around every so often to see > if he can help out with anything on the roof! > > When labour starts, she can ask the midwives to call the doctor only > if needed. Most doctors won't come anyway until second stage, and > then only for the shortest time possible. If all is going well, your > friend can ask the midwives to catch the baby, but she will have to > make it clear to the doctor in advance that this might be the > case. Another idea would be to hand him the camera to take the > photos - keep his hands busy elsewhere! > > Tell her to remember that as she is paying the bill, she is entitled > to ask him to do anything (within reason!)! > > Best wishes, > > Andrea > > > > At 10:06 PM 19/01/2006, you wrote: > >I have renewed hope in our maternity system! My friend - 41yo, 1st > >time mum 29 weeks into pregnancy seeing private ob and planing on > >birthing in private hosp (you know, she only wanted the BEST) - said > >to me today "....if I get the chance to have a 2nd child I will by > >pass the ob and only use a midwife. The ob has done NOTHING! He > >has barely felt my stomach yet a girl from work is seeing a midwife > >and she is learning so much from the midwife about her pregnancy. I > >look forward more to hearing about her midwife visits than I do my ob visits. > > > >So I casually suggested that it wasn't too late to 'sack' the ob and > >go with a midwife! She said she would if she hadn't of already paid > >the ob the $3,000 out of pocket expense!!!! I'm not sure if she had > >to pay up front or if she was just being financially organised as > >she is prone to do. I sarcastically told her that chances were he > >would do something at the birth to justify his fee :( > > > >My friend still likes the idea of birthing in the private hosp > >because if she has a 'natural' birth she is moved to a swish 5 star > >motel for days 3 to 5 pp funded by her health fund. She wants to > >know if you have to have an ob when birthing in a private hosp? > > > >Regards > > > >Jayne > > > > > > > ----- > Andrea Robertson > Director > Birth International * ACE Graphics * Associates in Childbirth Education > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.birthinternational.com > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- My photos online @ http://community.webshots.com/user/mike1962nz My Group online @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PSP_for_Photographers "Life is a sexually transmitted condition with 100% mortality and birth is as safe as life gets." Unknown -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
