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Excellent letter Mary, living in Busselton it is with sadness that I read
the letter from S.Keough. There is a real job out there just change the
mindset of perfect and what is classified as normal these days, well done. pete
malavisi
Hi, this is the letter that was published in today's "West" in reply to
the one yesterday. I was incensed when I read S Keough's and just had to
reply. I penned it and another midwife submitted it, cheers, MM
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 7:39 AM
Subject: Midwifery Care
S. Keough is missing the point (letters 2/4/03). None of the
letters published is "having a go at the doctors". What all have
suggested is that the majority of women having babies are low risk and should
be cared for by midwives (World Health Organisation reports). If
obstetricians concentrated on the skills of their speciality ie caring for
women with complications, they would have more time available to treat
those women, more time with their families and more undisturbed sleep. (Dr
H.Clarke, letters 28/3/03). The insurance situation is dire for all
the community. Governments must find a way to protect all
patients and workers, not just the obstetricians. Perhaps the New Zealand
system of "no fault" insurance should be more closely
examined.
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