Re: [ozmidwifery] Backward step

[diane]

Working from a perspective of home midwifery care in the first week postpartum, there are many women experiencing significant problems even after experiencing midwifery care in hospital. I shudder to think what the problems may be without this care. Then again, if care was upgraded to provide good lactation care then most of the problems may be avoided as they are predominately breastfeeding related, for both mum and baby. Most healthy low risk women remain that way postnatally. There are not usually any medical or "nursing" duties to be done, unless they are C/S. Di ----- Original Message ----- From: brendamanning To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Backward step Going back to the maternity nurse or Gen/ Obstetric nurse working in Midwifery is how NZ worked in the 70's & 80's. It was unsatisfactory then & would be the same now, despite the fact the we did 6 months obs in our general training we weren't midwives & it showed.  I worked in mid whilst attending homebirths, worked in birth suite, postnatal, taught pre-natal classes & spent 3 years in charge of SCN as a RGON in the early 80's & when I went to train as a midwife just like Di M I too found it a revelation.   It's a retrograde step & undermines all the recognition of your specialised profession you Australian midwives have fought so hard for. It's just another path on: "follow the American leader".   With kind regards Brenda Manning www.themidwife.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: D. Morgan To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: I agree Michelle, I too worked in a rural area prior to completing my Mid many years ago and can still remember the revelations I felt while learning Midwifery. As an RN non Midwife, I was quite ignorant of what a true Midwife's role involved. It was scarey stuff. Cheers Di M