Thanks Vicki. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 4:48 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Love of midwifery: "In Union" video
> The video is available from both Birth International and Capers! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@;acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of elizabeth > mcalpine > Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 10:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Love of midwifery > > > Hello Rose, > > The film "In Union" from > > Vicki Chan or Nic Edmonstone. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 0402140769 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 0412020836 > > Enjoy, > Liz Mc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "roseandpeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 10:24 AM > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Love of midwifery > > > > Could someone tell me how I could get a copy of Nic & Vicki's video? > > It sounds too good to miss out on! Rose > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: elizabeth mcalpine [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, 28 October 2002 21:22 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Love of midwifery > > > > Love of midwiferyI understand completely. I came home crying tonight > > because some film festival organizer wouldn't come to see Nic & > > Vicki's video about humanized birth, which should be diseminated > around Australia. > > (working on that!) And work....?? Working on that. > > > > Yep. Beating one's head against a brick wall is tough. > > But when the going gets tough.....the tough get going. > > > > Keep your spirits up. Humanized birth is a human right!!! > > Liz Mc > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Smith, Anne > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:34 PM > > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Love of midwifery > > > > > > Dear list, > > > > I am a midwife who is very passionate and very for woman centred > > care. > I > > love being a midwife and can not imagine not being a midwife, but l > > have become so dissolusioned with the system that it is breaking my > > heart. I have been a midwife for 5 years and feel that the system > > (especially where l work in a large country city) which is medical > > based has not changed. > It > > has actually become worse. Despite being a strong advocate for > > evidence based practice and presenting this evidence to doctors and > > management, l have been walked all over, some midwives have been > > yelled at, 'put in > their > > places' by RESIDENTS and we have basically have our hands tied. The > amount > > of autonomy we have is decreasing, which makes me feel sometimes that > > all the hospital wants are obstetric nurses. They do not want > > midwives > because > > they cause too much trouble. Who cares about the women? Management > > want to make the doctors happy and stuff the midwives. > > > > One example, i am really against the use of CTG's in normal > > pregnancy > and > > labour. Because of one bad outcome, management wants to introduce > > admission CTGs for all women who present in labour. I produced for > > them > so > > much evidence based material which actually states that this is not a > > good idea, but they introduced it anyway. I dont know why l try > > because > nothing > > worse. I dont know what to do and all my collegues feel like this as > well. > > We need different models of care, we need to take over the care of > > women in normal pregnancy and birth. I fully endorse NMAP but will it > > > have an effect in my workplace. Will it really change the obnoxious > > doctors we work with and management who only care about beds and > > money? Midwives > have > > tried to get a midwives clinic in this town for 11 years, but has been > > > blocked by the doctors (one in particular). We have no free antenatal > care > > except for one midwife who works with aboriginal women (who we also > > refer white women to). If women only knew what was going on and they > > care they get from their doctors is less than substandard. > > > > I hate feeling like this. Women are being ripped off, assulted, and > > > their rights violated, and there is only so much l can do. I do the > > best > l > > can for these women but l feel that it is no where near enough. It > > makes > me > > feel like l have a hollow pit in my stomach thinking of coming to > > work. But l love midwifery, and l know that what ever happens, l need > > > to go on... > > > > sorry, but l really needed to get this off my chest. > > > > MIdwife trying to make a difference > > > > Fiona Dunmore > > > > > > > > NOTICE: CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION > > This e-mail message and any accompanying files may contain > > information that is confidential and subject to privilege. If you > > are not the intended recipient, and have received the e-mail > > in error, you are notified that any use, dissemination, > > distribution, forwarding, printing or copying of the message > > and any attached files is strictly prohibited. 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