Re: [ozmidwifery] A birth centre for Townsville - 2nd post, I dont think it came through the first time

[Pauline]

I am truly envious of the progress you are all making towrds this soprt of thing.  We in Colac are currently facing (from 16/6 to 17/7) having no general surgeon in town, as he is on holidays.  This means that we are not allowed to accept ANY primips in this time.  It was all we could do to convince the drs here that we should be able to accept multis. So this means that any primips or women who are considered to be in a high risk category have to make the trek down the highway to Geelong.  Granted it is only an hour but this is so disruptive to women , their families and their support people, as well as us midwives being put in the position of informing these women, as quite often their drs fail to tell them.  Oh well, i gues we have to take baby steps. Sally, i know you know exactly what i am talking about.LOL Pauline