hmm ..' concerned primarily for the health of mother and baby and less concerned about whether or not the mother has a fulfilling experience in childbirth..'
she seems to think psychology is not a part of health and that the woman's experience of her birth has no impact on her health .... why not let her know the links with post natal depression etc or maybe its a lost cause :( --- diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
