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Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:59
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] re Birth Centre in
the Illawarra NSW
Dear
Denise
The birth centre @
Bulli hospital was open for 3-4 years, worked fine, but there was NO backup at
all other than the local GP's who were fine.The Illawarra Area Health Service
used the same arguments they put forward as they used for the proposed closure
of Shellharbour Mat Unit in the very late 90's. Probably we were not as
"politically" savvy as those wonderful midwives. I have found out in the last
year or so that there were several legal cases pending against the unit there
with the potential to cost mega bucks. If I was a cynical person I would
be happy to believe that as the primary reason for transferring the BC to
Wollongong Hospital.
We transferred
there in early 1991 and the BC plodded on, staffed by "those Bulli
midwives" for a few years. With the advent of a new pusher and
shaker in charge of the Mid Unit, the divide and conquer rule worked very well
and most of us were transferred out of the BC to other areas of the Mid Unit.
The BC was then staffed by midwives transferred from and under the direct
CONTROL of the NUM of the labour ward Wilma Thorne. I understand
that the BC closed after about 8 years in Wollongong.
It no longer
hurts my heart, but I still see some of the wonderful mothers we dealt
with, and they are still mourning.
I am now in the
private sector, coordinating a pregnancy and early childhood program (with 5
other midwives) for the Australian Health Management Group of health funds,
and also for Lysaghts Peoplecare and Defence Health.
Re the BC's in
Sydney, sorry I cannot help with info of their staffing.
Take
care Judy
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