Diane – perhaps pointing out that
the ongoing health of the mother and baby are very much related to whether the
mother has had a fulfilling experience in childbirth – unhappy mothers do
not make for well mothers or well babies (ie PND, breastfeeding failure,
relationship difficulties etc).
Maxine
From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of diane
Sent: Monday, 27 February 2006
5:21 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery] the
"Devine" Response!
Here is Miranda's response to my letter!! Im thinking about
mine....... Cant really swear at her can I?????
Dear Diane:
As you know Prof Tracey is not an impartial observer and I am not the only
person who does not consider her research to be "proof" of anything
except
the perfectly obvious proposition that you get better outcomes from low-risk
births.
RE a) No one is talking about rushing to RNS, just not duplicating resources
at Gosford and Wyong.
Ideally every woman would have a natural delivery with midwives but when
things go wrong or she is desperate for pain relief, she and her child are
entitled to the very best medical intervention possible.
I want women and their babies to have that choice, and I don't like to see
the state giovernment get off the hook on their responsibiliy to provide
that care, as happened with Camden.
I have written on this topic for ten years. I have done my research. I have
approached the issue as an independent observer, concerned primarily for the
health of mother and baby and less concerned about whether or not the mother
has a fulfilling experience in childbirth or whether the supposedly
patriarchal medical establishment has too much power.
Miranda Devine
The Sydney Morning Herald &
The Sun-Herald
201 Sussex Street
Sydney 2000
02 9282-1102
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