Re: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systems

[Sally-Anne Brown]

yes and the company that sells them had a stand at the icm and quoted one hospital where i worked abt 500, 000 bucks to set up three rooms with their machines and the midwives station desk etc (of course the true costs only came out when we dragged it out of them).  i wondered what the women would think abt their 500,000 been spent in this way.   not to mention the very basics that had not been covered like NOT using dodgy paper so CTG's can also be stored over the 35 odd years required.   Sally-Anne (Brown) ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly @ BellyBelly To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 1:55 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] EFM on satellite systems I was at a birth the last few days @ RWH and the midwives were telling me hospitals (RWH included) are soon changing to new EFM machines which are linked to a satellite system, so women can be monitored by the midwives from the ward desk. They were joking about it too, how they could have a loudspeaker go off and ask them to adjust the monitor next, should it not be in the right spot. Does anyone know anything more about this and what are your thoughts? One to one midwifery care seems further off sometimes, which is very, very sad Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Creator, BellyBelly.com.au Gentle Solutions From Conception to Parenthood BellyBelly Birth Support - http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support   No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date: 1/05/2006

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