Hi Pauline,
As I understand it, those that don't go to a midwife end up with a
doctor (usually an obstetrician) and the NZ caesarean rate is over
20%. It looks like you have either either a midwife or a caesarean in
NZ. Simple choice!
Regards
Andrea
currently in the UK where 68% of women have midwifery care and almost
all the rest have a caesarean section (the UK current stats are very
similar to OZ, and yet they only have 3% private obstetric care
compared to almost 40% in OZ. ?????).
At 11:31 PM 6/07/2006, you wrote:
I'm a mid student and a kiwi. At present in NZ 78% of women choose
a midwife as their lead maternity carer. It's nice to know that it
is possible, when the choice is there.
Pauline Moore
WA
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