Pete, that must have felt so awful for you as a new father - it must have
really hurt to feel so powerless and not be able to be the protector -I
do think mothers go into a protective/ passive state in the early days -the
total focus is on the baby and any energy dealing with conflict feels
Hi friends and colleagues
Seems to me that there is no bridging of the gap here. Would be really good
if you could all sit down around a table and just talk. The autocratic,
bureaucratic approach doesn't really do anyone any good. Women, their
chosen others and midwives can do this together.
Dear Hannah,
Thank you for your reply. I have written to Alexis Upton and requested a
meeting with her about this issue. I am looking forward to discussing it
further with her.
Regards,
Andrea
At 06:35 PM 23/01/2003, Hannah Dahlen wrote:
Dear Andrea
Good communication is the key to
Thanks Hannah for your explanations of the facilities at RPA. The situation
that I encountered a, and wrote about, cannot be ignored, and was very
different. What happened to me me and the woman who I was accompanying was
this:
We were met by a very uncooperative midwife who was neither
Response to criticisms re-use of water during labour/birth at RPA
We need to respond to the criticism that has been levelled against the
midwives working in the RPA Delivery Ward regarding the use of water for
labour/ birth. We are disappointed that the criticisms made were so public
and so one
Dear RPA Team
Many thanks for your email response to the issue - I was wondering about
the facts of the situation and appreciate them being clarified.
hug
Julie Clarke
Childbirth and Parenting Educator
Transition into Parenthood
9 Withybrook Pl
Sylvania NSW 2224
T. (02) 9544 6441
F (02) 9544
