Dear Sally,
You and the Ryde Birth Centre still looked terrific
to me. Liked how the one Ob. supported Midwives in the 7.30 report.
The couple who had ob care and had a 38hr labour
and ended up with forceps - would have transferred her long ago and so no wait
on ongoing care. The 7.30 report inferred that the mother would have
had to wait another 20 minutes for transport before getting her forcep birth,
although with Midwifery care she would have probably been transferred long
before she needed the forceps anyway. I am sure the ob was waiting just
outside the door 'just in case' he needed her for her forcep birth. So
frustrating when they do not report in context.
What is wrong with 'Midwifery led
units'?
Regards Anne Clarke Birth Centre, Brisbane
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Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 10:04
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] "Midwifery led
units"
Dear Oz mids and Andrea I agree
wholeheartedly with you we have to have a better term......and on the
day in Newcastle I proposed we stop suggesting any one practitioner is more
important than another in this stuff and call the units 'co-operative
maternity units'!! Co-ops between women midwives and the odd obstetrician or
paed. I'm sorry the 7.30 report was so frightful....I knew it was going to
be a mild disaster - because they were soooo determined to have Mourik
in all his glory and they really wanted me to respond. When I refused -
it was considered dull television , so I was completely caught out when they
suggested to me that Sri Devis transfer was a failure!!!!! Crikey
- that's the two seconds worth of the at least (three hours filming) they
decided to show of my response. Moral of the story is that we are caught
in a horrible constant shark attack and we seem to always have to be defending
our practice no matter what. The glimmer of light in last night program was
the gorgeous women - those who hadn't had a 28 hour labour!!! excuse
me - the Ryde women average about 6-8 hours...and didn't their babies
look so alert and drug free!!!!
Honey Acharya wrote:
Here's the transcript if anyone missed it
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2005/s1463815.htm
Cheers
Honey
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From: "Andrea Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:48 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] "Midwifery led units"
As I watched the 7.30 Report last night, that dreadful term "midwifery led
unit" kept springing up. I have a real problem with this term, as you can
read on My Diary:
http://www.birthinternational.com/diary/index.html
Can't we do better than this?
Thinking caps on please!
Andrea
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Andrea Robertson
Birth International * ACE Graphics * Associates in Childbirth Education
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