Diane – perhaps pointing out that
the ongoing health of the mother and baby are very much related to whether the
mother has had a fulfilling experience in childbirth – unhappy mothers do
not make for well mothers or well babies (ie PND, breastfeeding failure,
relationship difficulties etc).
Maxine
Here is Miranda's response to my letter!! Im thinking about
mine....... Cant really swear at her can I?????
Dear Diane:
As you know Prof Tracey is not an impartial observer and I am not the only
person who does not consider her research to be "proof" of anything
except
the perfectly obvious proposition that you get better outcomes from low-risk
births.
RE a) No one is talking about rushing to RNS, just not duplicating resources
at Gosford and Wyong.
Ideally every woman would have a natural delivery with midwives but when
things go wrong or she is desperate for pain relief, she and her child are
entitled to the very best medical intervention possible.
I want women and their babies to have that choice, and I don't like to see
the state giovernment get off the hook on their responsibiliy to provide
that care, as happened with Camden.
I have written on this topic for ten years. I have done my research. I have
approached the issue as an independent observer, concerned primarily for the
health of mother and baby and less concerned about whether or not the mother
has a fulfilling experience in childbirth or whether the supposedly
patriarchal medical establishment has too much power.
Miranda Devine
The Sydney Morning Herald &
The Sun-Herald
201 Sussex Street
Sydney 2000
02 9282-1102
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