What concerns me about this and about similar ad hoc programs is 1) It is band aiding we all know the fragmented medical system childbearing women creates the problems and needs to be replaced with 1 on 1 midwifery care then the women are healthy and strong enough to ask for the supports they need as new mothers!!
2) then the women will also hve learnt what they need or how to find it this is the expereince of homebirthers Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 7:15 AM Subject: Re: sorry -ignore previous email here > I think it is a great program too, EXCEPT, the breastfeeding advice part of > it concerns me. > > Poor advice can lead to lower breastfeeding rates, not higher. > > Jayne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:14 AM > Subject: Re: sorry -ignore previous email here > > > > I support all of you who are defending this program against the "attack" > by > > was it Dr. Mudge. However, I would like to offer a note of caution. > Australia > > is not the Netherlands in many ways though many of its health care > programs > > are excellent. Howeverthere seems to be simultaneously an attempt by US > based > > healthcare corporations to get get involved in healthcare in Australia. > These > > corporations are entirely profit based (not that I think profit in itself > is > > a big evil, but I do think social responsibility is critical in health > care) > > and will erode great programs by cost cutting and diminishing services. > This > > happened to early discharge programs in the US and continues to this day. > > Women can be discharged from 6 hours after a spontaneous vaginal birth or > as > > soon as they are stable. The federal government had to pass a law making > it > > illegal for hospitals to discharge women and babies before 48 hours after > the > > birth. The women get another 24 hours if they had a c/s. Of course they > get > > no follow up care other than phone numbers to call if they are concerned. > > They can initiate care, but it is not offerred to them. I guess my note of > > caution to early discharge programs is that support services are GLUED to > > them as I believe (without any RCT's at my finger tips) that they are > > critical to mother and baby's well being. Oh! all of the above is not true > > about midwifery led programs in the USA. I am talking about normal > mainstream > > OB led care. marilyn > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
