Welcome to the world of independent midwifery. You can usually pick up good deals on most of the items you have mentioned if you attend the Trade and Education exhibitors at the State, National and International ACMI Conferences. If you are going to Brisbane to the ICM in July you will get some great prices there, especially if you utilise the buying power of a group of like-minded individuals. Often the prices on Dopplers are reduced for Conference buyers and a further discount is provided if two or three of you buy together.
Another tack is to start attending meetings of the local IPMs and ask them who they buy from - someone may even have some second-hand home birth equipment for sale.
Yours in independent midwifery
Jan
Jan Robinson Independent Midwife Practitioner
National Coordinator Australian Society of Independent Midwives
8 Robin Crescent South Hurstville NSW 2221 Phone/Fax: 02 9546 4350
e-mail address: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> website: www.midwiferyeducation.com.au
Hi all, just a short (hopefully!) intro. Ive been away from the list for the last 2 or 3 years whilst doing my BMid here in SA - study tended to take over my life & keeping up with the volume of mail from here was just too much!
Anyways, Im finished/registered/the 'real deal' now, a RM of the first cohort of 'direct entry' midwives in Australia, now apprenticing with a MIPP on my way to fulfilling 'the dream'.... and *really* enjoying my life now that Im not under the study thumb!
Im madly trying to get my 'kit' together, & in the market for a waterproof doppler. What Im asking for from you gals (& maybe guys) is what you use/would recommend brand-wise. Ive only ever used Huntleighs in the hospitals Ive done placements at, but there are some others out there & wondering if anybody can 'give me the goss' - the Huntleighs are currently around $900+ so I need to know Im making the right decision! I havent started earning 'real money' yet so this is a big buy for me. Ive managed to find forcep clamps & a fabulous digital fishing scale for baby weighing on EBay (yeah, Ive become an EBay groupie now that I have the time....), but if anyone has ideas/contacts etc for other stuff Id be really happy to hear from you (for eg, where do I get wooden pinards?). I need everything!
cheers & thanx in advance
Jennifairy
RM!!
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