----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:08
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Doctor
dystocia
Julia, your comment at the end says it
all...'so many women think that this is the best care available'.
Midwives still have a big task in front of them to educate the
public. I work in a private hospital and I have a 'smiley' name badge that
says Jenny. Midwife. But most of our customers, both women
and general patients still call me 'nurse'. I've have never referred to myself
as a nurse at this hospital, nor do I have have nurse written anywhere on my
I.D. I believe we need to get into the kinders and primary schools and teach
the next generation of parents about healthy reproduction practices. Might be
an interesting project for midwifery students to do? Introduce the concept of
midwife to the kids. Cheers
Jenny
Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM
PO Box 1465
Howard Springs NT
0835
0419 528 717
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:38
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Doctor
dystocia
Doctor dystocia... Definition, when the private
obstetrician walks into the room, the baby can no longer fit through the
pelvis!
Well that's what I feel after spending a
shift in one of Adelaide's "best' private hospitals over the weekend. Their
stats for the last 12 mths confirmed this, around a 50 to 55% caesarean
rate every month and shockingly 35 % of the women left had either
ventouse or forceps! Can someone please tell me why this is hapening? Lots
of epidurals? are the doctors in a hurry?
No wonder ranzcog think childbirth is
dangerous, in some places it really is! Time
to do some media on the safety of obstetric care .?!
Absolutely!
I know that I'm preaching to the converted, buy
I'm horrified that so many women think that this is the best care
available.
Julie, 3rd year BMid FUSA
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