I think I follow Tania. I'm thinking she is referring to a caseload midwife. When you have your own independent midwife, you are pretty much guaranteed to have her attend your birth, or else her partner whom she would have met on a few occasions. Depending on the credibility of the midwife of course. She needs to be pretty upfront and interview potential midwives - how many women do they take on, when is there rostered time off, their individual philosophies etc. It is common practice for women to interview approx 3 midwives before booking in with one of them. Most midwives offering homebirth are usually VERY woman centered. I'll post to the NZ Midwives site for you and let you know of any responses.
Kim. -------Original Message------- From: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Date: 04/29/05 19:59:15 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] midwife in NZ I'm told by this woman that there is a great difference (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) between having your own independent midwife, who uses another as back up, and being allocated a midwife as part of a group of anything up to 8 midwives, with no guarantee that you will have someone you've met with you in labour. She really wants to birth at home, with a midwife she's built a relationship with, not in a birthing centre, with someone from the same practice as her midwife. Hope that helps! tania ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Stead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] midwife in NZ > Hi Tania > > I can do that no problem. I know what you mean about joining MORE lists. > What do you mean by group practices?? Most midwives work in a collective in > order to support one another etc and have back-up should it be required but > take on their own individual caseloads. > > -------Original Message------- > > From: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > Date: 04/29/05 17:39:15 > To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] midwife in NZ > > Hi Kim > > If you could post for me, that would be great, we're in the middle of a > computer upgrade and the last thing I need is to belong to any more lists at > the moment! > > This woman is having baby #1, is about 10 weeks pregnant,and looking to > birth at home, with an independent midwife, not keen on the group practices. > She lives in West Auckland > > Many thanks > > TAnia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim Stead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 5:27 PM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] midwife in NZ > > > > Hi Tania > > > > There is a list like OzMid called NZ Midwives. I can put in a post for you > > or you could join the list. What would you prefer?? > > > > Kiwi Kim. > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > > Date: 04/29/05 14:55:01 > > To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > > Subject: [ozmidwifery] midwife in NZ > > > > Is there a NZ midwifery list where I could put a call out for a midwife > for > > a friend living in West Auckland? > > > > Thanks > > > > Tania > > > > -- > > 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. > -- > 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
