Hi Shelly,
I haven't worked in the public hospital system for a while now here in
Melbourne, but I believe the majority of midwives are still classified as Grade
2 Registered Nurses (Division 1) which has an hourly pay rate of between $20 -
$28 depending on years of experience (1-9). There are
It may well be, as I rarely cut the cord before the
placenta has birthed during a physiological third stage (unless requested), even
when the woman chooses not to have a lotus birth.
Andres Bilcliff
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From:
Susan
Cudlipp
I mean, does the
fact
Hi Mary,
In the lotus births I have been atwith Rh
negative women so far,I haven't hadany problems collecting
enoughblood with a needle syringe. The pathology services have
always been able to perform the tests with the amount I've been able to
putin a 4 ml tube.
Hope that helps,
Andrea
am near Warrnambooland would be happy to
meet and talk about this. my phone no is 55676276 or mobile
0419542654.
Cath
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From:
Andrea Bilcliff
To: Ozmidwifery
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:10
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Woman
Thank you to everyone who replied on off
list. Your comments were very helpful and I will pass them onto the birth
attendantAND file them away for my ownfuture reference!
Cheers,
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Andrea Bilcliff
Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know of a midwife who is near or would
be willing to travel to Hamilton (SW Vic) for a woman wanting a homebirth for
her second baby?
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff
they have.
MaybeI'm being too simplistic but aren't we
all working for the same thing? I'm sure if we were just a little kinder and
more supportive of each other we could achieve great things together - women
united and strong!
Yours tired,
Andrea Bilcliff
(Independent Midwife)
Apologies to those who may have received this from
other lists...
- Original Message -
From:
Robyn
Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:44
PM
Subject: [Midwives_Insurance]
Can you help me
respond to the question below from Contracting
To help keep everyone in the loop, here are Joy's
notes from the Melbourne meeting yesterday.
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Joy Johnston
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:19 AM
Subject: [Midwives_Insurance] Notes from meeting with Contracting
Advantage
Meeting
if there are enough interested midwives willing to
attend.
Andrea
Bilcliff
- Original Message -
From:
Lisa Barrett
...I'm certainly not trying to shoot any offer of
insurance down. I wanted discussion and opinion because I feel out of
the loop. I am a member of the SAIMA
of benefit if all
midwives interested in keeping up-to-date withthe insurance offers joined
the midwives insurance list
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/Midwives_Insurance/
Hope this helps : )
Andrea Bilcliff
Title: Message
Absolutely! That's why I'd love to see all midwives
having to be members of ACMI.
- Original Message -
From:
Tania
Smallwood
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 2:31
PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Fw: PI
So did I.
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Jo Bourne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did get it the first time... maybe some emails get through to some people
but not everyone?
At 12:29 PM +1000 6/7/06, Stephen Felicity wrote:
Sending this to the list for the second time
For those who may be interested...the second season
of William and Mary ison tonight, Channel 7 at 9.30pm. ABritish
program, Mary is amidwife andin the first seasonthe
programoften showed births (at home and in hospital) and Mary's conflict
with 'the system'.
Andrea Bilcliff
On that note...another midwife not currently on
Ozmidis looking for amidwife to attend a homebirth on the Gold Coast
in April. Pleaseemail me offline too if necessary.
Thanks,
Andrea [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From:
Mary
Murphy
To:
Replying offlist to Tania.
Andrea
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From:
brendamanning
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:04
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Midwife in Sth
Florida?
Yes, contact Andrea
Bilcliff, she will have Juli
FYI...
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From: Nic Dutton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Mc'ers
I work at this hospital ( Boxhill, Melbourne)and would like to advertise a
Midwife position - in the Know your Midwife programme - closing date this
Friday. I'm hoping that we will get someone who is very much
Please reply to Rebecca[EMAIL PROTECTED] if
you can help
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From: Rebecca Walberg
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I'm working on behalf of a group of women in Winnipeg,Canada(with some support from
the government and a local clinic) who are proposing to
Please reply to Michelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you are able to help.
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Hi.
My name is Michelle Munro and I am currently a registered nurse and student
nurse midwife in the United States at the University of Michigan. I am
writing regarding a possible student
and will have on her baby's development.
Assuming the ultrasound is correct, has anyone had
experience of this either as a mother or care provider? Any words of
wisdom?
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff
Thanks Barb!
Andrea
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From:
B
G
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 5:08
PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Women seeking
midwives for homebirth in Queensland
I believe there is a
midwife at Emerald
Forwarded with permission...
- Original Message -
From: Dan and Rachael
Austin
Hi There,
I am from Central Queensland in a rural
community called Theodore,approx 2 hours west from Rockhampton. Both
my friend and I are trying for our second babies and we both are contemplating
Hi Tania,
Try http://www.health.vic.gov.au/perinatal/pubs.htm
Hope that helps,
Andrea Bilcliff
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From:
Tania
Smallwood
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:01
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Pregnancy outcomes
outcomes for the Inuit women in remote
Inukjuak in Northern
Quebec. They are
an isolated, high risk population who are now cared for by the local midwives
in their community. Their outcomes not only improved but put many of our
Australian hospitals to shame. History is indeed their
judge!
Andrea
Like Andrea Q, I have also attended several workshops (and will continue to)
but have never had the opportunity to suture. There just hasn't been the
need either. I too discuss this with the women antenatally. I explain that
if there is a tear that is small sits together well, it will most
?
Sending you some cyberhugs as I can imagine how
frustrating this is for you Carol,
Andrea Bilcliff
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From:
Carol Van Lochem
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 5:39 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Problems With new
Models
There are twenty midwives on the Victorian MIPP brochure but I know there
are a few other midwives practising independently who are not MIPP members,
and then there are others who work with MIPPs for the occasional birth.
Hope that helps,
Andrea
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From: Sue Cookson
Are there any midwives in the Wangaratta area (or
who are willing to travel) for a homebirth?
Thanks
Andrea Bilcliff
A very experienced midwife on the UK Midwifery list responds to that
question with, It is customary to wait until after the birth of the
placenta!
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Denise Hynd [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From MIDWIFERY TODAY E-NEWS
a publication of Midwifery Today
Does anyone have any experience witha
womanwho hasa double uterus cervix that they would be willing
to share?
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff
FYI
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From: Ishbel Kargar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Overseas Friends
The Summer MIDWIFERY MATTERS is to be an Overseas issue. I have written
separately to ARM members overseas, asking for articles, reports etc., but
I
realise that we have many non-UK subscribers to
Who do we make the cheque payable to?
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Mary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Sonia Fels [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth Conference in WA
If you would like
vite the local media!
Andrea
Bilcliff
-
Original Message -
Hi
all,Just a reminder that Homebirth Awareness Week is from 25th - 31st of
October.Homebirth Access Sydney are organising 2 picnic's.One
will be held at Bronte Beach, for more details contact Claire Saxby -
[EMAIL
Oops sorry!
Born Before Arrival (at hospital), ie unplanned home, car and ambulance
births.
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From: D F Gorrel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Home Birth Statistics
thanks Andrea, that's a
Hi Fiona,
I don't know about Australia wide figures, but for the past couple of years
in Victoria it's been around 0.2 - 0.3%. There are actually more 'BBA's' at
0.4%!
Hope that helps,
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: D F Gorrel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent
midwives doing about it? We
would have a much greater voice if we all stood together.
My rant over...
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Tania Smallwood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...what is relevant is that right now there are lots of us in
this great country of ours, educated in varying
Can anyone help?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:34
PM
Subject: English Student Midwife seeks
placement
Dear Nicloa,
I am a student midwife in England looking for information about
The last I heard was that therewere no more babies being
born there : (
Andrea Bilcliff
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From:
Lynne Staff
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 7:20
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Free Standing
Birth Centres
Hi Katrina,
MIPPs have just received their copies in the mail of the 2003 stats. Is
there anything I can help you with or copy for you?
Andrea Bilcliff
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Hi, can someone please email me or point me in the direction of the most
recent Vic Homebirth Stats?
Many thanks
Dear All,
Apologies for cross posting...
The Maternity Coalition (MC) and the
Australian College of Midwives Incorporated (ACMI) are calling on Mothers,
Midwives and families of Australia to support a national
action.
In May the NT Government passed the Health
Professionals Act that
Unfortunately the message went out to a couple of
lists before I even had a chance to read my emails and get the information
lettersent for uploading tothe MCwebsite! I will let everyone
know when it has been done by our wonderful webwoman.
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff
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Hi Joanne,
As far as I know there's been no confirmedcut
off point for collection yet.
Andrea
- Original Message -
From:
Mrs
Joanne M Fisher
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:11
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Maternity
Coalition
Apologies for cross posting again...
The deadline for the collection of signatures for
the Maternity Coalition petition has been extended until further
notice.
You can add your name to the online petition by
visiting: http://www.maternitycoalition.org.au/onlinepetition.html
or download a
Apologies for cross
posting...Please add your name to the new Maternity Coalition
online petition by July 13th.
Due to some temporary problems with the website,
the petition can only be currently accessed at the following address:
FYI...
- Original Message -
From: Joy Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Maternitycoalitonmidwives] looking for women who have used private
obstetric care in the past 5 years
Dear MC members and friends
The management committee is seeking women who are willing to provide us
with
Probably, because I've just received it
too!
Andrea Bilcliff
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From:
JoFromOz
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 5:50 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Media Watch
I just received a response from Media Watch for my comments about
FYI...
- Original Message -
Please pass this on to the other lists.
For those who havent seen the Birthrites documentary, plan to be glued to
the box. It is really worth the effort, and will both inspire and grieve
anyone interested in birth, particularly with respect to Australia's
Sorry for cross posting but I was wondering if
anyone knows ofamidwife who lives close to and is willing to attend
a homebirth near Wilson's Prom in Victoria?
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff
Title: Maternity Coalition National Week of Action
Hi Justine,
Have forwarded to the Ausbirthing,B Mid
students, C-Aware and Birthnews lists.
Andrea
- Original Message -
From:
Justine Caines
To: OzMid List ; MC NSW
Branch
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:37
PM
Joy Johnston has asked me to forward her email as she is not currently on
Ozmid.
Anyone in Victoria who wants to know more about this event, please send an
email to Joy [EMAIL PROTECTED] and she will add you to the Maternity
Coalition (Vic branch) mailing list.
Regards,
Andrea Bilcliff
Hi Jen,
You can visit the site at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukmidwifery/and
join from there. It was created by the Association of Radical Midwives.
It's a very busy list!
Andrea
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From:
Jen
Semple
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Hi Mary,
You can tell the paediatric registrar that there
are photosof babies being born in the caul at:
http://www.birthdiaries.com/diary/39vbirth.htm(scroll
down a few photos)
and
http://www.midwives.net/hsh/caul.htm
Hope that helps!
Andrea Bilcliff
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Try http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/
Andrea B
- Original Message -
From:
Jen
Semple
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:26
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] James
McKenna
Does he have a website?
Jen
Thanks Sally, I've passed this info onto the MIPPs here in Victoria.
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Sally Westbury
URGENT MEDICINE RECALL
SYNTOCINON (oxytocin) 10IU AMPOULES 5 x 1mL
Batch Numbers: S90900 Expiry date: 06/2007
Batch Numbers: S90500 Expiry Date: 05
I didn't see it but emails can be sent to the Today show at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or you can visit the Channel 9 comments complaints page
at http://ninemsn.com.au/support/channel9.asp
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Wayne and Cas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent
You can read the full article in the MJA
at:
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/179_08_201003/met10152_fm.html
Andrea Bilcliff
- Original Message -
From:
margaret schmidt
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:35
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery
Title: Radio National Tomorrow 11am - Bush Telegraph Program
Well done Justine!
Listeners can make a commentby SMS
text messaging 0428 889 900 during the program.Add
your name and region. Have just sent one off!
Andrea Bilcliff
- Original Message -
From:
Justine Caines
The phone number I have for Monash is 9594 2361 or
you can try the RWH on 9344 2277.
Hope that helps,
Andrea Bilcliff
- Original Message -
From:
jayne
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 7:41
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Medication
advisory
not taken the medications
during pregnancy, I believe neither of them would be here today.
Andrea Bilcliff
- Original Message -
From:
jayne
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:07
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] zoloft and
pregnancy/breastfeeding
permission to post this email and would like to know if
there are any women 'out there', or midwives who have cared for women who
have been through this, who would be willing to share their experiences
knowledge.
Thanks in anticipation,
Andrea Bilcliff
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G'day
people on the MCVic list will already know about this. Please
forward the message to anyone who you think would be interested.
Also please forward it to other relevant lists.
MC is getting a team together to PUSH FOR
Apologies for cross-posting...
Does anyone know a midwife who would be willing to attend a homebirth near
Eden Hope in May? It's between Horsham in Vic Naracoorte in SA. It's the
woman's first baby.
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff
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Hi Alesa,
Heather's contact details are listed in the back of the latest issue of ALCA
Galaxy. I can send them to you offlist if you haven't recieved them from
someone else yet.
Andrea Bilcliff
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Dear List (especially Melbourne Listers)
have just come from
Title: Message
Yesterday Iheard about a woman who birthed recently. Shearrived
at hospitalalready 5cm dilated afterjust having a'show' at
home. She was pressured into having an ARMto 'get things moving along'
(?!?!). This was her first baby and he was bornwith the aid of forceps
(after a
Title: Message
Vicki,
Last year Helen Ireland was alsolooking for
this article. We didn't have much luck then but she may have found it since so
I'm sending her a copy of this email too.
Andrea
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From:
Vicki Chan
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday,
Just wanted to add my experience to the responses...
I became a 'single mum' last year and just one of the many, many reasons (!)
that I left the hospital system for independent practice at that time, was
because I couldn't work the shifts that were required. My ex rarely sees the
children and my
I could be wrong but I thought La Trobe Uni only offered the Postgraduate
Diploma in Midwifery for registered nurses, or a combined undergraduate
nursing midwifery degree...not the straight Bachelor of Midwifery.
Andrea
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I think La Trobe Uni offers it too :)
Jo
,
midwifery, Maternity Coalition etc.
It's a great way to see the show for free!
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff
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in
37.6% of cases.
Hope that helps a bit,
Andrea Bilcliff
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From: Vernon at Stringybark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear List,
Can anyone answer Heather's question?
thanks Barb.
From: haashe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
I was hoping you could tell me the percentage of births
Jan,
Enkin et al write that the decision to induce or wait should be made on psychological
or social (not physical) grounds, and that woman is the best judge of these
and therefore she should make the choice!
The main advantage of the expectant option is the absence of any need for
Count me in please Jan!
Love,
Andrea
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From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 8:49
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] vbac day sept
11
Anyone interested?Comeand share at
Jan's house sept 11 lots of
My understanding is that Midwives is fiction. I could be wrong though.
Others are:
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
A Midwife's Story by Penny Armstrong Sheryl Feldman
The Midwife The Midwife's Advice by Gay Courter
Andrea
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Title: Story on ABC Health Dimensions
That's great news Justine! Ican't wait to see
it after that dreadful"painless birth" show. I hope they give
yougreater representation than Jackie and the women from the Angliss FBC
got on ACA.
Best wishes,
Andrea Bilcliff
Hi,
There has been a request from a woman on the UK midwifery list looking for a
midwife in the Philippines. Does anyone know a midwife there or someone who
might be able to put her in touch with one?
Thanks for your help,
Andrea
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Sorry, this has bounced a couple of times!
Hello,
Apologies for cross-posting but I wanted to reach as many people as possible
for some ideas.
I've been contacted by a mother of 3 week old twins with some feeding
difficulties looking for h*lp in the SE suburbs of Melbourne. The local
council
Hi Mary,
For Vic branch: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is that the one you were after?
Andrea Bilcliff
them helps!
Andrea
- Original Message -
From:
Mary
Murphy
To: Andrea Bilcliff ; list
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 12:31
PM
Subject: Re: address for ACMI
Melbourne?
Thanks Andrea but the one I want is for the National office.
MM
Melbourne hospital networks
and are based on the best available evidence.
http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/ahs/quality/anteguide.pdf
Hope it helps,
Andrea Bilcliff.
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Hello again,
I was also wondering if anyone would be willing to
share with me or the list what they see as the role of the second midwife during
the pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatally.
Thanks again,
Andrea Bilcliff.
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From: Kimberley Massingale [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Question on a midwife in Brisbane.
Hi there,
I'm writing from San Francisco, California. This is certainly a long
shot, but I'm trying to find an email address for a midwife (RN,
specializing in midwifery
Hi Liz,
It's on the ABA Key Breastfeeding Resources price list that was included in
the last LRC mailout. It's definitely called the Breastfeeding Confidence
booklet. I'm sure if you contacted the ABA (ph:03 9885 0855) they would send
a list out to you.
Best wishes,
Andrea Bilcliff
with the nausea but I
was wondering if there was anything in particular that women have found
helpful for excessive salivation?
Thanks,
Andrea Bilcliff.
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for independently practising midwives, I see no benefit in
continuing with my membership. I do not intend to practise as a nurse, and
as I work independently of the hospital system, I will not benefit from wage
and working conditions negotiated by the ANF (Vic Branch).
Respectfully,
Andrea Bilcliff
for PI PL
insurance, although hospital employed midwives will continue to be.
Regards,
Andrea Bilcliff.
Dear Andrea
Thank you for your e-mailed correspondence concerning independent midwives.
Firstly, I am outraged by the comments made by Senator Eggleston. They do not
in any way represent my views or those held by many of my colleagues.
I agree with many of the points you raise, especially in
Well when I asked her about toddlers, she said it
was okay for them!
-Original Message-
how come we didnt all die then , as toddlers in our
wading pools?
Robin.
Hi,
I was looking at inflatable pools in a local pool
shop yesterday when Iwas approached by the shop assistant. I mentioned
that I was looking at pools that would be suitable for women to use in labour.
The woman was horrified! She said that she wouldn't put goldfish in any of
the pools
I did include all the other politicians (on Julie's
list) as well, however I had to send 3 emails because I had too many reciepients
for one email!
' and the
medical profession's refusal to 'give honest answers' and admit they made
mistakes.I'm sure many women will tell you it's 'not about the money'. The
insurance companys need to know this.
Yours sincerely,
Andrea Bilcliff.
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From: "Eggleston, Alan (Se
pening out there
in the "modern world"!Yours sincerely,Andrea
Bilcliff.-Original Message-From: Eggleston,
Alan (Senator) [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: 'Sue Cooper'
[EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Thursday, July 19, 2001 2:44
PMSubject: RE: Independent MidwivesYOU SHOULD THANK THE LORD YOU
DID NOT HA
Thought you might be interested to see the reply I received from Senator
Tchen!
Andrea.
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From: Tchen, Tsebin (Senator)
To: 'Andrea Bilcliff'
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 5:43 PM
Subject: RE: Independent Midwives
Dear Ms Bilcliff,
You are probably not aware
he execution of emergency measures in the absence of medical
help..."
Yes,both professions should be working together for the best outcomes
for women. The Government should also be working withboth
professions and ceasing to support the current medical monopoly of the maternity
system.
Yo
Calling all women and midwives in the Melbourne area,
I'm posting on behalf of Helen Ireland who is organising a Meet-a-Midwife
afternoon on Saturday 21st July. This is an opportunity for women their
partners to meet with midwives and also listen to The Travelling Midwife,
Vicki Chan.
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