With you all the way on this one Jennifairy... If midwifery is EVER going to come out of the shadow of nursing, and stand up and be counted as a profession in it's own right, we need to stop the one year cross over from nursing to midwifery altogether. No disrespect to all my wonderful nurse/midwife friends and colleagues - I am one too! I just see that we need to move away from making midwifery a tack on thing from nursing, as it has always been seen (that extra 'certificate' for you to hang your hat on...) and welcome nurses, Drs, dentists, florists, vets, chiropractors, and anyone else who wants to be a part of this sterling profession, with the same open arms. That way, we can be Midwives, and choose to become nurses later if that turns us on too, but do the extra time there to, to give that profession the respect it so rightfully deserves, as a completely separate profession in it's own right too...
Just my thoughts... Tania RM in private practice -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jennifairy Sent: Thursday, 13 April 2006 6:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] de midwife course in wa sharon wrote: > thats right i have done three year mid and now doing one yar nursing > over 2 years while working as a reg midwife so i have a double degree. > i belive that it should be 4 years and finish with a double degree. > regards sharon > Yeah, personal preference again. I did the 3 year BMid in SA, & if Id *had* to do the extra year to add nursing I prolly would have looked elsewhere (or written even more letters to have it changed). The problem with a 'double degree' is that it serves to maintain the fallacy that midwifery is not a distinct profession, that nursing has to be in there somewhere. If we are going to have double degrees with midwifery involved then I would prefer the 'other' degree was political science, or business studies, or something that teaches one how to set up sustainable community structures. Something that moves midwifery out of the mindset of a sub-species of nursing, anyway. Just my thorts cheers -- Jennifairy Gillett RM Midwife in Private Practice Women's Health Teaching Associate ITShare volunteer -- Santos Project Co-ordinator ITShare SA Inc - http://itshare.org.au/ ITShare SA provides computer systems to individuals & groups, created from donated hardware and opensource software -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/310 - Release Date: 12/04/2006 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/310 - Release Date: 12/04/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/310 - Release Date: 12/04/2006 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
