Hi Jo, I'm from Homebirth Access Sydney, you are most welcome to give me a call if you are interested in going down the homebirth route. Jo - (02) 47 519840
Alternatively, Oct 25 - 31st is Homebirth Awareness Week and Denise Love has organised a day of speakers all to do with homebirth called - Get the facts....dispel the myths! Different presentations on 1. Siblings at homebirth 2. Men as midwives/ My independent practice 3. Postnatal care for woman 4. Motherhood mysteries experiential session 5. One women's experience 6. What's a Doula 7. Parenting by heart 8. A look at a homebirth and the midwives role This is to be held on Sat Oct 26th from 10am - 3pm and the cost is $10 per family. The address is 723 Elizabeth St, Waterloo (Brent Street School of Performing Arts) Hope this helps Jo Hunter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Bourne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 11:40 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] questions about care options in sydney > Hi, > > I am fairly new to this list, I hope that this is the right place to be asking these questions. I had my first child 18 months ago in Adelaide, at the Birth Centre at the QEH. We received truly excellent care throughout my pregnancy, the birth and with breastfeeding problems afterwards, I wouldn't hesitate to go back but we are now living in Sydney. I am not yet pregnant but I am feeling anxious to know what my options are and a girlfriend who lives round the corner has just found out she is pregnant so we have decided to explore all the options available to us together. I would like to know: > > 1) is there a publicly funded caseload/continuity of care program running anywhere in sydney? > > 2) is there any publicly funded homebirth otpion available in sydney? > > 3) where do I find a list of independent midwives working in the eastern suburbs? > > 4) does the RWH birth centre allow you to book as a private patient under the care of an independant midwife? If so is there a limited list of midwives who have admitting rights? The same questions for the KGV birth centre actually. > > 5) where can I find out stats on the birth centres at Randwick and KGV such as transfer out rates (before and during labour), intervention rates for transfered women and also any policies I am likely to want to know about (for example do they have policies regarding active management of 3rd state, water birth, breech, twins, vbac, time limits, etc). > > 6) who is the right person to contact in order to make a time to see the RWH and KGV birth centres and talk in person about their philosophies and policies? > > 7) I would also like to make a shortlist of good OBs should one become necessary so anyone on this list who is able to recommend an OB practicing preferably at RWH/POWP, but anywhere in sydney would do, who is very supportive of natural birth and is for example homebirth friendly and experienced with vaginal breech, please let me know. I would also be very grateful for warnings of anyone to particularly steer clear of. > > If you prefer to answer this last question privately (or any of the questions really) please feel free to email me directly. > > thanks so much! > Jo > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
