Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-13 Thread D. Morgan
I agree with the fact that midwives would move to rural areas if they could do only midwifery, however I think that if the RN/Midwives in the rural areas were given the opportunity,  support and enthusiasm we would find that there are quite a few Midwives out there who have not used there sk

Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-13 Thread diane
fery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:22 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors Thanks Justine for those kind words - I needed a little boost like that. Yes there are some great ENs working out in r

Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-13 Thread diane
006 8:22 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors Thanks Justine for those kind words - I needed a little boost like that. Yes there are some great ENs working out in rural areas - I think what makes them good is

RE: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-13 Thread Tony & Annette Rockley
Title: Message Thanks Justine for those kind words - I needed a little boost like that. Yes there are some great ENs working out in rural areas - I think what makes them good is their passion (which is why I doing my BMid). Midwifery is a special field all of its own - I was encouraged to do

Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-12 Thread diane
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors Sadly I have in the last year seen ante natal care provided by RNs. I was troubled by the practise of an RN who had let her mid re

Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-12 Thread cath nolan
: Melissa Singer To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors Having previously spent many years as a rural and remote nurse and midwife I have

Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-12 Thread Justine Caines
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors Dear Barb, Melissa and all I too live in rural Aust and understand the issues esp that there are many good EN’s out there.  We have a local one who is doing the Bmid at UTS (hooray!). I guess

RE: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-12 Thread B & G
zmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors Having previously spent many years as a rural and remote nurse and midwife I have NEVER seen a nurse provide antenatal care to women.  We worked with a nurse or enrolle

Re: [ozmidwifery] Question on Notice to Tony Abbott re antenatal item issue and rural doctors

2006-09-11 Thread D. Morgan
It's scary stuff when people in those high places (parliament)making those decisions are not aware of all the facts. However as a Nurse and Midwife from the bush I don't think I have ever seen any nurse who is not a Midwife give antenatal care to women. Cheers Di