I am a freelance journalist and thought this may be a good place to start for my research. I would like to do an article on the benefits of midwife based care during pregnancy and birth. I am a mother of four and although had midwives deliver my babies I had a different midwife each time I had a checkup and had to deliver at a hospital 30 minutes away from my home instead of the one 5 minutes away. All because doctors wouldn't come to Shellharbour hopsital. My deliverys have all been straghtforward and I didn't "give a hoot" if a doctor was available or not.
Recently an announcement was made that a trial is finally underway for the midwife model of care in my area. I find many women are very skeptical of this and would like to do an article to show how a natural part of life has become "medicalised." I feel women are now scared of birth, hence opting for epidurals, c-sections, inductions - all performed by OB's.
That is the gist of the article...I'd like to outliine the benefits for mum and baby, eg does it reduce the risk of pnd, trauma for the baby, physical wellbeing.
If anyone has any information relevant my email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
any help is much appreciated,
cheers
Kylie
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