In a message dated 27/11/02 12:33:22 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Tina - tonite I read your story as you wrote it, to our "Birthtalk- Sharing, Empowering, Celebrating Birth" group. It was heard by a group of 8 women.
(6 have suffered traumatic c/sec births and 4 are pg) It was such an amazing story, and I was a bit weepy myself as it neared the end and struggled to keep my voice steady...and your story had such an effect on us as a group. We were all wiping our eyes, and it gave us such strength, to hear what can happen when women support women.
Hello Melissa...
thank you so much for this...what an honour to have the opportunity to share with these women...thank you.
As a midwifery student, I am indebted to the many women who are open to sharing their pregnancy and birthing experiences with me as part of our uni partnership program. Without these women such opportunities for learning and enhancing our 'with woman' relationships would be lost. I will pass on your news to "Sally". She will be delighted to think that her birthing has given strength to other women and that it has encouraged these women to look deep within themselves to harness their own birth resources and power. 'Power to the woman'
Also Melissa...where are you all?? I would like to take this opportunity to invite these women to contact their local universities and enquire about their midwifery courses, particularly if they run a "follow through" program. These women could all have their own midwife student should it be of interest to themIf any of the women would like further info on the follow thru programs for the Bachelor of Midwifery let me know and I can put them in contact with the appropriate people...
yours in birth
Tina Pettigrew.
Bachelor of Midwifery Student
Victoria University
