Re: [ozmidwifery] No Births at Ryde Birth Centre

[Janet Fraser]

I've tried phoning Ryde but no one's answering either today or yesterday. Can anyone answer the question yet? Is it closing? J ----- Original Message ----- From: brendamanning To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] No Births at Ryde Birth Centre Hush Hush is how these things happen. Same is about to happen to Rosebud midwifery but it's being kept quiet because we are 2 weeks from an election & it'll "affect the voting " ! How's that ?????? With kind regards Brenda Manning www.themidwife.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: Happy Hogarths To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 2:15 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] No Births at Ryde Birth Centre Hi,   My sister is booked in to Ryde birth centre and has two months to go of her pregnancy. She has just been told that the Obs at Royal North Shore have told the midwives at Ryde that there are to be no more births there until further notice! This was, apparently, with no discussion with the midwives at the birth centre. All women who are booked in there are 'allowed' to receive prenatal care there but 'have to' birth at Royal North Shore so a specialist can be on hand.   THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!! I am so sick of womens rights in childbirth being taken away. My sister has very few options as she can't afford a homebirth and has now missed out on going to another birth centre.   Did anyone know about this? It seems to have been kept very hush hush.   Love Abby