----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] A birth centre
for Townsville - 2nd post, I dont think it came through the first time
Hi Paula....how long have you worked in Colac
for? Are you from that area? I am just showing interest as my
husband's family live in Camperdown. We live in Far North Qld.
Were i am working in a small rural hospital in Atherton...we also face
closures over weekends from time to time, which means ALL our women must go to
Cairns (1hour away)...if not in "established labour"!!!???
Cheers,
Tanya Fleming.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:53
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] A birth
centre for Townsville - 2nd post, I dont think it came through the first
time
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
