The following comments are particularly disturbing
and perpetuate the need for docsmore thanmidwives. Where does he get
his stats?
DR SYD ALLEN SOUTHERN HEALTH:
Amongst the 7,000 odd women that we look after for pregnancy in our health
service, there are at least 1,000 or 2,000 at least, numbers of that type, that
are absolutely normal pregnancies that do not need the skill in the scarce
resource in obstetrics and anaesthesia that we have at our disposal.
DR SYD ALLEN: One look at the
60,000 deliveries approximately in Victoria, it wouldn't be hard to say that
10,000 or 20,000 of those do not require high technology and could be looked
after, whether it be at Dandenong, Casey, Williamstown, Seymour or Ferntree
Gully by midwives with obstetricians being on hand to assist where necessary,
probably infrequently.
- Original Message -
From:
Mrs
Joanne M Fisher
To: Ozmidwifery
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:19
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] DANGEROUS
DELIVERIES: VICTORIA'S OBSTETRICS CRISIS RUNS DEEP
For your interest.
Cheers, Joanne
DANGEROUS
DELIVERIES: VICTORIA'S OBSTETRICS CRISIS RUNS DEEP (StatelineVictoria:
13/02/2004)http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/vic/content/2003/s1044707.htm
