Re: [ozmidwifery] DANGEROUS DELIVERIES: VICTORIA'S OBSTETRICS CRISIS RUNS DEEP

[Lynne Staff]

The following comments are particularly disturbing and perpetuate the need for docs more than midwives. Where does he get his stats? >DR SYD ALLEN SOUTHERN HEALTH: Amongst the 7,000 odd women that we look after for pregnancy in our health service, there are at least 1,000 or 2,000 at least, numbers of that type, that are absolutely normal pregnancies that do not need the skill in the scarce resource in obstetrics and anaesthesia that we have at our disposal.   DR SYD ALLEN: One look at the 60,000 deliveries approximately in Victoria, it wouldn't be hard to say that 10,000 or 20,000 of those do not require high technology and could be looked after, whether it be at Dandenong, Casey, Williamstown, Seymour or Ferntree Gully by midwives with obstetricians being on hand to assist where necessary, probably infrequently.< ----- Original Message ----- From: Mrs Joanne M Fisher To: Ozmidwifery Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:19 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] DANGEROUS DELIVERIES: VICTORIA'S OBSTETRICS CRISIS RUNS DEEP For your interest. Cheers, Joanne     DANGEROUS DELIVERIES: VICTORIA'S OBSTETRICS CRISIS RUNS DEEP (Stateline Victoria: 13/02/2004) http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/vic/content/2003/s1044707.htm