From the BMJ.

Title: From the BMJ. This is ridiculous! But how do you find a reasonable/acceptable solution? Arrrghhh! BB Jackie. = Women's Health: Reproductive medicine  http://bmj.com/cgi/collection/reproductive_medicine Highest Frenc

RE: Support homebirth on Thursday

Sue I support your argument and believe that knowledge and support for women to have choice is the key. yours in midwifery pete malavisi -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.

Re: Insurance

Dear Alana, I was very interested in the message re insurance and went to the website where I accessed the page re "independent advice".. I couldn't find the "independent" advice as it only quoted information from an offical of "Allied Asia" who is part of the organisational structure of this ins

New Website

Hi all After a very long pregnancy - my new, expanded and revised website is up and running. Let me know what you think of it. Visit http://www.pregnancy.com.au I have put a number of new sections into the site - the most important one I feel is the 'locate a midwife' - what I hope is to have mo

Re: Support homebirth on Thursday

Dear Sue and list Surely you are not suggesting that anyone who wishes to do so, may call themselves "midwife" . Surely if this were to happen then your wonderful perinatal statistics would increase ! I am inclined to be slighlty insulted by the idea that any person may call him or herself a "mi

And more re lay midwives

Hi Trish, Thought I needed to add more to my response last night. You state that the USA midwives have managed to create a system which works ie has a formal method of recognising competence - yes, this has happened to a point. Firstly they are then still at the whim of the regulatory bodies of t

Re: Fwd: Support homebirth on Thursday

I must agree wholeheartedly with Trish - lets all remember the International Confederation of Midwives definition of a Midwife "having been regularly admitted to a midwifery educational program, duly recognised in the country in which it is located, has successfully completed the pres

Re: Support homebirth on Thursday

Hi Trish, I must say that your missive is like waving a red rag to a bull!! To believe that the ownership of the title 'midwife' belongs to some state registering body is utter madness. It is a title that has been given to 'women attending women' forever. I do understand that the state registering

Pressure to cease practice in Queensland

Hi Toni and Qld ozmidders, I was notified only yesterday of Claire's plight and the agreement she reached with the QNC to cease her work. I am enormously saddened by this action as it signifies to me the ongoing and rampant lack of consciousness of the public about true midwifery service, and abso