----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:06
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Wyong
Im a midwife at Wyong just north of Gosford. We
have a long established, wonderful midwifery led low risk unit with big baths
in all three rooms. New unit opened in Feb this year, team model of care, and
hopefully soon "case"load care also, BUT....., the unit has
been closed for births and has been since May. The official spiel stated
the "SHORT"!!! term closure is because of staffing issues which are not very
well specified on the few occasions it has been in the media. The ED doctors
who provide back up care in case of neonatal probs are the ones with staffing
and industrial issues and the families of the Wyong shire are paying the
price. Often that price, especially for the primips, is the obligatory CS or
ventouse.
There is a lovely new postnatal unit at Wyong,
with 14 single rooms for those who wish to stay.
I believe we are avoiding the Midwifery Led
terminology and are using something along the lines of Primary Maternity Care
unit. We have always had obstetric cover and i believe this is to continue in
those cases where transfer to Gosford is not advised
Cheers Di.
Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
Checked by AVG
Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.10.7/70 - Release Date:
11/08/2005
