Re: I'm back
Glad to see you back Sally ... Hope you have settled in now. There are lots of exciting things happening in midwifery ... The Maternity Coalition is growing and increasing the thrust towards a launch of their national campaign .. Insurance will be an issue with them, I'm sure but the main push will be for all Australian women to have access to their own midwife. There is the possibility of a funded homebirth scheme being set up in NSW ..that way the midwives who contract for the homebirths will be insured via public funding. SA and WA already have a pilot scheme set up.. So it should start to flow across the nation now and all women will benefit from having access to their own (insured) midwife. You can see the latest of the PI insurance issue by accessing the ACMI website.. Insurance for all will be slow in coming but we should have a reasonable insurance option through our College membership sometime this year. In the meantime, some are practising uninsured, others have given it all away, temporarily. Still others have a few months to run with their Guild offer, but they are not taking on any more clients after May. Shame about the whole thing ... It has led to midwives practising in fear. I think Dr Kathleen Fahey gave us some great examples on this list last year of how birth eventuates when the practise is based on fear and that is not the way we want midwifery to be practised in this country. Cheers Jan Robinson On 5/2/02 12:48 AM, Sally Westbury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hello to one and all. I wonder what I have missed out on. any news about professional indemnity insurance?? are midwives really stopping being with women at homebirths??? -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
RE: I'm back
Welcome back Sally! We missed you. Briefly,... No news on PI insurance. Many midwives have pulled out of homebirths. All the advice is that we are mad to practise uninsured. A group is working on a national plan for community based midwifery, funded in mainstream systems. Talk to Tracy Reibel about it - she's the main author. Hope you and family settle in well to the west. Joy Johnston -Original Message- From: Sally Westbury [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 12:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:I'm back hello to one and all. I wonder what I have missed out on. any news about professional indemnity insurance?? are midwives really stopping being with women at homebirths??? -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: I'm back
Welcome back Sally! I think the answer to your last question must be yes. I've had a second request this week to support at a birth for a couple who are seriously considering doing it at home ALONE. Difficult position to be in - wanting to support women and their choices but knowing that my fears will rise over time during a labour without a midwife on hand. Love, Toni From: Sally Westbury [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: I'm back Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 21:48:07 +0800 hello to one and all. I wonder what I have missed out on. any news about professional indemnity insurance?? are midwives really stopping being with women at homebirths??? -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe. _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
