Childbirth becoming too clinical
By LAURA ANDERSON
18oct04 The Advertiser
THE medicalisation of birth has diminished women's satisfaction with their
experience of childbirth, a study has found.
Australian women are less likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth, but the result
has been
Would I be right in assuming the AMA is not in favour of the suggested government
initiative to promote midwifery-led hospital care for low risk pregnancy? I have an
assignment due, and need a reference! I've been 'googling' for ages and can't find
anything in black and white. Any help out
Hi List members,
This is my first post, although I have been lurking
for a while. I am a 2nd year student midwife at Bournemouth University, England.
I am coming to Australia next August for 3 weeks holiday and will be staying in
Rockingham, near Perth. I would like to find out if it would
Try this MJA article at:
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/181_08_181004/dec10468_fm.html
There was an article by the authors / AMA press release in Monday's
Courier Mail (18/10/04)
marilyn
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From: Kirsten Wohlt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
The article by deCosta is interesting she also wrote
Costa, C. d. (1999). A noble instrument, the obstetric forceps. Medical
Journal of Australia Vol. 170.
she is very much of the medical perspective that satisfaction with
childbirth is a selfish unimportant side issue and that medical control is
Hi Julie, you will need to contact the Director of Midwifery Services,
Jacquie Harris at the Community Midwifery Program: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and talk to her about it. It is not easy to slot in a few days on the CMP
because of the nature of the program. cheers, M
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Thanks Marilyn and Belinda for the references. Interesting reading! :)
Kirsten
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Went to a Midwifery Intensive's seminar with Andrea, Vivki, Lynne and Maggie
earlier this year in Vic... and have mislaid some of my jottings from the
day. Vicki was talking to us about different moves (the 'will you marry me'
lunge etc) and also they were talking about how some cultures
