I think perhaps you women are the "lucky" ones; I only recently had an email
from a student midwife in SA, lamenting that she is unable to attend
homebirths unless the midwife is "publicly employed" (ie: not a MIPP).
Since the only homebirth midwives employed by the Government in SA are part
of the Northern Women's Community Midwifery Program, anyone not fortunate
enough to be in that region has zero opportunity to work "in all
situations". This is clearly an insurance issue as well as an educational
institution issue...but it's all one and the same at the end of the day,
isn't it? It's all just part of the overall climate for midwifery and
birthing women in our country.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirsten Dobbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 5:10 PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] students & learning
I can back up Kate, (as we attend the same uni!)
I have only ever been encouraged and supported to attend births with
independent midwives by our uni.
Kirsten
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kate and/or
Nick
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:57 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] students & learning
For fyi, student midwives here in SA are *forbidden* to seek experience
of any kind with any independently practicing midwife, on threat of a
fail grade for the clinical topic &/or expulsion from the course.
While this is the case at one uni, it does not appear to be at the other
uni. We have a lay midwife doing the Bmid who will be doing her practicum
with an independent midwife. We believe we are able to participate in
homebirths, and I am certainly hoping to do just that.
Kate
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