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Hello everyone,
Firstly, please forgive me if you receive this mail more than
once, there are several of you who are on more than one list and I wanted to get
this out quickly, so no time to fuss around with checking double
posts.
Now, onto the business side of this VERY IMPORTANT MAIL.
There is a forum happening at Mt Barker, to do with the future of maternity
services here in the Hills, and although not all of you live up here, it's
really important that we get a huge number of women to attend. They need
to hear that there is demand for one-to-one midwifery services here in the
Hills, and all over Adelaide too!! They need to hear that women want to
have their own midwife, and that they wish to choose where they birth, sometimes
making that decision before they are even pregnant, and sometimes when they are
in labour, including the option of homebirth. They need to hear that women
want to have access to a hospital when it is needed, and that they want to be
able to bring their own, professional midwife in with them, to give them care,
and follow them through until after the birth of their baby. Get the
picture???!!!!!! At the moment, women in the Hills, and now in the West of
Adelaide with the (temorary) closure of the QEH birthing services, don't even
have access to a Birthing Centre, let alone anything that represents real
woman-centred continuity of midwifery care. We won't get it
if we don't let someone know that we want it, so here is your
opportunity to let them know! Come along and support the midwives who are
working towards change, and the women who want and deserve it. And if you
don't want to say anything, that's ok, what we need is a huge amount
of women to attend, in a show of banding together to support each other,
and to let them know that we want something better than what is available at
present. Just being there in the numbers will be a valuable contribution
to helping make a difference. Let's pack that hall to the door, and let
them know that we do have an opinion, and that we do want something more than
what's on offer.
Hope this has motivated lots of you to come along, this might
sound like a little Hills thing, but it might also be the start of
something big for women all over Adelaide. Please pass this mail onto
anyone you think might be interested in coming along in support.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Tania
PUBLIC FORUM Mt. Barker Are you concerned with choices in childbirth for women in
the Adelaide Hills area? Please join other women, families and maternity service
providers at a public forum to discuss current options and how these might be
expanded in response to consumer demand. Learn more about
Midwifery group practice. GUEST SPEAKER: Roz Donnellan-Fernandez. Tuesday 19/10/2004 9.30am-12.00pm Church of Christ Hall Wellington Rd Mt. Barker, SA Enquiries: phone Marijke
8393
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