Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery Strengths

[Samantha Saye]

There is the new publicly funded homebirth program at St. George Hospital.  It started about 6 months ago, and the midwives are on call 24 hours a day for their caseload of women.  There are 4 midwives working in the model (including Nicky Leap) working in teams of 2.   I'm hoping on getting some experience with this model in my 3rd year of B.Mid training.   Sam   -------Original Message-------   From: Helen and Graham Date: 05/31/06 22:46:17 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery Strengths   Just wondering if there are any midwifery models within a hospital setting in Australia offering 1-2-1 care, apart from "team midwifery" models where there may be a primary midwife but a team approach to after hours on-call.      Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: Justine Caines To: OzMid List Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:30 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Midwifery Strengths Dear Renee I will give a strength from the consumer perspective! The power of the relationship between a woman and a midwife.  When it works there is nothing a woman cannot do. The impact of that trust and that belief in ‘being with woman’ has the capacity to transform lives. Read Andrew Bissits’ afterward in “Having a Great Birth in Australia”  He comments on the trust and the relationship women have with midwives providing 1-2-1 care.  Something the vast majority of other carers (and midwives in fragmented models) cannot achieve. Gee I wish I was writing this essay (shame I don’t want to be a MW!)  I would approach the core of strength from the perspective of when midwives actually do as the word means be ‘with woman’ So to be with her one should know her, and put her as central to the process.  To do this she comes first and Hospital protocols after and Dr’s timeframes after etc.  I guess the real strength is when practice is optimal. Kind regards Justine Caines Hi all. I am a 1st year B.Mid student writing the obligatory essay on Midwifery in Australia. No easy feat really and I need to outline some strengths and weaknesses. Well there is plenty out there about what is wrong with Midwifery Services and what the threats are (New Idea anyone?)  but not a lot talking about what is right with it, besides the inherent fact that it works!! So I thought I'd do a little bit of a survey and ask you all what you think are the strengths. What do you all see as being great about being a Midwife in Australia?? Your feedback would be most appreciated. Renee __________ NOD32 1.1518 (20060503) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com