Hi Caroline, Congrats on your article. I purchased a copy of your cd at the Homebirth Conference on the w/e and it is beautiful - congratulations and thankyou. Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne and Caroline McCullough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:25 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] My CD got in the newspaper!
> Hi everyone, > > Just wanted to pass on this article in one of our local papers... Made > page three and had a lovely photo of me and my beautiful boys. Some of > the "facts" are a bit exaggerated but overall I felt she did a good job. > The journo was only 21 and has no kids so imagine how this might > influence her... I always think of that : ). > > By the way, if anyone else wants a CD, they are now being sold via > Credit Card through Capers Bookstore online. www.capersbookstore.com.au. > > Cheers, > > Cas. > > ***************************************************************** > Title: "Birth Trauma Spurs CD" > > A distressing first birth resulting in post-traumatic stress disorder > has been the driving force behind a mother's decision to launch a CD in > support of birth care reform. > > Forest Lake's Caroline McCullough, who performs under the stage name > "Cas", will donate 50 cents from every album sold to support the Birth > Talk group and help change birth care. > > When pregnant with her first child, Ms McCullough was induced at 38 > weeks and felt severe pain during an emergency caesarean operation. > > "When I told the anaesthetist, he ignored me and said: 'Are you sure? > It's just tugging and pushing,'" Ms McCullough said. > > She finally screamed out in pain and was given a general anaesthetic. > > "They didn't do it straight away--they didn't believe me at first. I > guess it was unusual that someone felt pain," Ms McCullough said. > > "It was pretty traumatic and no one wants to go through that-it was > horrible." > > Since conducting her own research and talking to other mothers, Ms > McCullough has discovered traumatic births are not uncommon, especially > for women induced earlier than 40 weeks into the pregnancy. > > "The majority of people I talk to who were induced at 38 or 39 weeks- I > can finish the story for them. It's the same (as my experience", she > said. > > Ms McCullough had severe panic attacks following the pregnancy, and was > diagnosed with Post Natal Depression, which she now believes was > post-traumatic stress disorder. > > She said one of the biggest problems with birth care was women did not > know their options and the medical system failed to give them useful > advice and information, especially about the risks of caesareans. > > "Women are not empowered with choices," she said. > > "They're told what to do. They end up in the hands of strangers and are > easily manipulated by people who make decisions for them." > > This point was emphasised to Ms McCullough by the contrast of care > between her first and second birth, where she hired a midwife. > > "She would do anything for Daniel and I. She put us first and it ws the > most amazing thing in the world to have someone you trust." > > Through national birth care reform group Maternity Coalition, Ms > McCullough has been lobbying governments to adopt the National Maternity > Action Plan, which will allow women to have continuity of care > throughout pregnancy. > > To order a copy of Ms McCullough's CD Stranger's City log onto her > website at www.casmccullough.com > > [Caption: Caroline McCullough sings out about her birth care > experiences, with the support of her children three-year-old Liam and > five-month-old Daniel.] > > By Carmen Greive. Satellite, p.3, October 29. > > > -- > 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.
