Re: [ozmidwifery] urgent help for Another Victorian birthing unit

[Justine Caines]

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] urgent help for Another Victorian birthing unit

Hi Tracy and all
 I would quote NSW’s newest answer to best practice maternity services.  Ryde Hospital is a stand alone birth unit, operating as a Midwifery Group Practice.

In the development of the proposal it was mooted that primips should not be eleigible.  A senior Dr (who was supportive) invited those who believed primips should be excluded to provide their evidence – where is it!!!  They don’t have it.

Be crafty turn it on it’s head, rather than midwives and women jumping through hoops, make them!!

I will send you a copy of the Ryde Proposal through off list, though it doesn’t specifically mention primips because they saw them as no special case

Justine