Midwives are members and attend various consumer groups. The Maternity
Coalition has no exclusions. This is an adult group of women who choose to
work together. They are a group of wise women from all walks of life who
feel, see and promote partnership. The woman is the guiding light she leads
the midwife on the path she chooses to take and asks the midwife to stay
with her on this journey.
Our professional problem starts with our education process and continues
with the control of medicine over our practice. The main part of our
practice is in the institution which maintains the medical power and
dominance and restrictive practices. The heirarchical bureaucratic,
political driven system creates fear and most midwives have to conform to
this behaviour which makes them practice with fear, or else loose their
jobs.
Dond't mess with me, say the strongholds. It takes a really strong person
to put her/his head on the line in most cases.
We who practice outside and alongside this infamous marfia like system,
understand the inner workings much better, most of us have been there and
done that. We have learned from women the art, science and practice of what
Midwifery should be.
Dear Andrea (Roberston) please excuse my 'email etiqs' needed to leave the
three conversations in, so the flow is better understood.
Robyn Thompson *Independent Midwife
Melbourne Midwifery
Pregnancy, Birth & Breastfeeding Service
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of HomeMidwifery
Association
Sent: Thursday, 19 August 1999 13:58
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Consumer input
Midwives could attend consumer meetings/associations as part of their
accreditation requirements - keeps everyone down to earth that way.
Also, many organisations appoint the consumer rep of their choice. If
consumer representation on professional organisations rather than
professional representation in consumer associations is really what you
think is needed, why not ask consumer organisations to make their own
democratic appointment?
It concerns me that at times, consumer reps end up losing touch with the
group they are meant to be representing.I can think of a few who certainly
do not present my views, nor those of HMA members (or any other consumers
that I know of. The result of becoming a "professionalised" consumer rep,
perhaps???.
Marina
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From: "Pier_Leone Malavisi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Consumer input
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 12:18:23 PDT
Hello to all ozmidders, I would like to propose getting consumers onto ACMI
exec, I am interested in all views on this matter and if enough support ways
of making it happen, especially in view of AGM coming up in Hobart in
September. Look forward to reading your comments.
Regards Pete Malavisi, Midwife.
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