[ozmidwifery] BMid Info Session

2004-10-23 Thread Abby and Toby
Hi, Today I attended the information session for the direct entry BMid at UTS. Sounded interesting, lots of people there, but I must admit I was disappointed to learn the NO alternative therapies will be taught. No herbs or anything. I find it so hard to accept that, in a course teaching about

[ozmidwifery] Homebirth Awareness - Today's the day to ACT!

2004-10-23 Thread Jan Robinson
Good Morning Listers Just reporting that both the Sunday Herald and SundayTelegraph ran stories on HOMEBIRTHS today. I also heard the exciting news that home births may soon be funded in NSW on 2GB (both 5am and 6am newscasts) so thought it appropriate to follow through with a nice little

Re: [ozmidwifery] BMid Info Session

2004-10-23 Thread Lynne Staff
Hi Abby I think you would find that homeopathy and naturopathy and the like could be incorporated into the program and also through assignments. Midwives and midwifery lectureres are often blown away by the insightful information students often uncover in the course of their studies and

Re: [ozmidwifery] BMid Info Session

2004-10-23 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Hi Abby: While on the one hand I agree with you that there ought to be at least an overview if not an introductuction to alternative/complementary therapies in a midwifery course I can also understand why this has been left out. I also agree with you with regard to the evidence based