Re: a lateral thought
Yes Joy I agree Those 'midwives' that work in maternity settings offering fragmented care to women should have some type of restriction on their practices. They are not 'qualified to practise in any setting' as the international definition of a midwife states they are. Those midwives working in birth centres and taking on their own caseload within a hospital or other community setting should be endorsed on their annual renewals as 'midwife practitioners' indicating that they run able to function as autonomous practictioners ( i.e. primary carers) I would like to see the ACMI Accreditation program extend to these practitioners with the ultimate goal of having every midwife who is in clinical practice operate as Accredited IPMs with the College. (providing the College is able to provide adequate PI for it's accredited members) The latest edition of Margaret Myles textbook devotes quiet a large slice of their definitions and descriptions to independent midwives as they have now had to acknowledge the midwives working within the European and the New Zealand maternity systems. Jan -- __ Jan Robinson Phone/fax: 011+ 61+ 2+ 9546 4350 Independent Midwife Practitioner e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8 Robin Crescent www: midwiferyeducation.com.au South Hurstville NSW 2221 National Coordinator, ASIM __ -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
a lateral thought
It has occurred to me: Any midwife can attend a birth in any setting, on their own responsibility, and they don't have to tell anyone they are doing it. It could be argued that unless a midwife has a condition on her/his registration that they cannot provide services out of hospital, they should be expected to be able provide a full range of out of hospital maternity services. (in the same way that midwives with B Mid who are not RNs are required to have a condition placed on their registration, that they are restricted to midwifery) They should be required to demonstrate competence in out-of-hospital birth, and to carry the same PI insurance that independent midwives carry. If the profession and the consumers demanded a move like this, it would really throw the cat among the pigeons. That's the way it looks from where I sit. wadayathink? Joy -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
