Dear All
I feel sure one of the reasons many of us are
on this list is to gather strength and heal from the effect of bullying as well
as to learn and be encouraged in ideas toward humanisation of
birth.
I also think one of the main reasons Australia is
not a land of midwifery is due to bullying of midwives, women and their
supporters. Stories of incidents abound (especially on this list)
and it is evidenced in the predominant negative outcomes of our
national pregnancy and early parenting experiences.
For me bullying behaviours usually stop the
transference of knowledge to effect change including humanised birth and real
midwifery services!
It is not just that women are given inaccurate
information about how to birth, more importantly they are too intimidated to
listen, hear about and believe or act in their own abilities and
to trust (real) midwives to assist them to birth in their own
powers.
Historically midwives have been subjugated into
subordination to medicine and nursing. Now several generations of Australian
midwives have lived and learnt only this role as well as how in turn to
keep themselves and the women in powerless places and belief systems. Thus most
of our profession does not recognize that there is a problem in this
subordination, is not demanding positive changes (including NMAP), Sadly now
most Australian midwives actually believe we (the women and midwives) are safest
where we are, that birth is inherently dangerous and we best leave it to the
rescue brigade to make the decisions whilst we support them not the women or
ourselves!.
If you recognise what I say is true or has some
truth and want to understand this common,unacknoledged behaviour
pattern in our places of birth, as well as act to change at least your
contribution to this toxic culture I recommend you read Carolyn Hastie's article
Denise Hynd Peace at birth
Peace on earth.
|
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Bullying Denise Hynd
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Bullying Marilyn Kleidon
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Bullying Mary Murphy
- [ozmidwifery] Homebirth Conference Sally
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth Conference Justine Caines
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth Conference jo hunter
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Bullying Denise Hynd
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Bullying - doing something abo... Andrea Robertson
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Bullying - doing something... Denise Hynd
- RE: [ozmidwifery] Bullying - doing something... Heartlogic
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Bullying - doing somet... Marilyn Kleidon