On Sunday 09 November 2003 10:06, Dierdre Bowman wrote:
[snip]
While
midwives are somewhat of a miniority the women who support us are not and I
truely believe we have to have faith to stand up for their rights and our
own. WE must band together. What this country needs is a means of
Who trusts the process of birth?
Who will allow you the time and space to labour as
you and your baby need to?
Who supports your right to choose where you give
birth?
Who is able to catchyour baby regardless of
what position you are in whenyou givebirth?
Who knows how to emotionally
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Who
won't go out to lunch while you're in labour (unless it's with
you)?
a
Midwife.
Who
won't lie to you about you or your baby?
A
Midwife
Who
won't carve you up just so they can get home to bed by a reasonable
hour?
A
Midwife
Who
will put the needs of you and your
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If you are willing (actually if
any of you are willing) I have been working on trying to get Ross Coulthardt
from the Sunday Show on Channel 9 to do a story on maternity services in
Australia but he needs some insiders who are brave enough to speak out. The
problem that we've
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Generalising, but still valid:
Who has actually felt the pain of birthing and
has total understanding?
Yep, a midwife.
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Caz can you contact me off the list? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks
Danielle
- Original Message -
From:
Wayne
and Caroline McCullough
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 9:22
AM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Advise,
encouragement,
Who shuts up and lets your body birth?
A Midwife
