----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 10:26
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ACMI referral
guidelines
I'm so sorry, Anne. I deeply
sympathise with you and I wish I could do something to help.
I think it's time
that those of us with actual real evidence went on the offensive and
stopped allowing Obs to dictate the terms of this discourse. They need to be
asked to demonstrate their fitness to practice according to evidence based
guidelines not that mulch that they fluff up for the media.
Sending you strength and
support from Melbourne. For the record, in ob terms, isn't a "low risk" woman
one who isn't pregnant? ; )
Janet
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 10:05
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] ACMI referral
guidelines
Dear All,
We are still being beaten around the head about
using the ACMI referral guidelines.
Just today an obstetrician said 'well they
(ACMI referral guidelines) are not RANZCOG approved' and he added that 'ACMI
does not represent the vast majority of Midwives like RANZCOG represents all
Obstetricians'.
When the references were pointed out and the
referral guidelines were based securely in best practice, it was like water
on a ducks back. Can't see anything without the stamp of approval from
RANZCOG nothing else exists.
As you can tell from this the obstetricians
want to use referral guidelines based on their interpretation and
not on a Midwifery best practice model of care. You would think it should be
the same for Midwives and obstetricians. With a mindset like this
obstetricians want complete control and veto and they hide this mindset
behind the facade of 'safety'.
Another issue is that they want a definition of
'low risk'.
I just want to scream!
Anne Clarke
Birth Centre,
Brisbane
