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Yes well i think that cost needs to be a matter of priority - people
pay $1000's of dollars each year to fix their cars and houses etc so why
is it such a big deal to pay for your own physical and mental safety - (I
am refering here to paying a midwife! rather than getting cheap obstetric
abuse!)
I am having to pay about $5000 to have my gallbladder out as I wont
go back to the hospital where i didn't pay a lot but had my son ripped
form my body. Hmm - Just can't bring myself to go back there even
though I have my own surgeon. I guess that saving a little on
George's birth is costing a lot more in the long run. (Not that I
was given any choice as I had wanted to pay my own way and was told I
could not. Which is a big problem as women are not informed of their
choices.) My husband also wont let me go back into that hospital and
has said - well we will just have to pull in our belts a bit and pay the
private fees even though we don't have cover.
Not long ago we spent $2000+ on a new motor for our car to keep
it going so I figure that I am worth more to him than the car! Nice
to know really! LOL
Rhonda
-------Original Message-------
Date: Saturday, January
18, 2003 01:26:48
Subject: Re:
[ozmidwifery] Homebirth Story
Did you see how much some of them are paying their ob's?
This is out of
pocket that they can't claim back from their private
health insurance. Some
of them are having to pay a $1,000 fee (non
claimable) on top of their
consultations and birth fee. I'd much rather
pay that to a midwife anyday!
That is a really depressing website
to visit!
Jayne
> Was pottering around
looking at Essential Baby website a few nights ago.
A
> true
education let me tell you. I'm really happy with the fact that
I
have
> had three births in a hosptial setting with a fantastic
supportive GP, no
> stitches, a total of 20 mins CTG monitering in
the whole three labours
(got
> rid of that pretty quick) and no
vac ext's, forceps or LUSCS. Not even a
> hint of induction for any
- they come too early! (39, 37, and 38 weeks
> gestation). Needed
the analgesia though.
>
> Anyway, I'm stunned at the amount of
intervention these women accept and
> even want. Multiple
ultrasounds, induction with prostin, synt is almost
> 'normal', and
all before 41 weeks. There is a section on Birth Stories,
and
>
within the last week a story has gone up under the heading - my
fun
> homebirth (or something like that). I think it's really well
written,
> informative, and gives an insight into the committment
and midwife care of
> this couple. Certainly a change from the other
stories.
>
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