Re: [ozmidwifery] working in a private hospital ?

[brendamanning]

Melissa, There are some great private hospitals about. Just as there are some good & not so good public ones. If you are defining 'good' as providing wholistic continuous care for women throughout pregnancy , birth & postnatally then that's difficult within Private hosps because the women often attend OBs for all their care, but they do exist. You could contact Lina Clerke re the great one she worked at:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]   With kind regards Brenda Manning www.themidwife.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: Melissa Singer To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] working in a private hospital ? Sorry Julie, having worked in a variety of private hospitals while doing agency work when I first moved to Perth I cannot give a balanced view.  I work in a fairly midwifery orientated public hospital.   Melissa ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Garratt To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:31 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] working in a private hospital ? Dear wise women,                       I'm wanting to get an idea on what the disadvantages and benefits are to working in a private hospital . I must admit, as a direct entry midwife, I probably have a less than positive view of the private system having been told by lecturers that doing clinical placement there would be a waste of time. ( You become very "birth centric"' when you have to catch 40 babies to register). I think I'm asking for a balanced view here if one exists. Julie, longtime daily lurker :)