Dear list,
Does anyone out there have any experience in caring for women who have had
scoliosis in childhood, which has led to surgery (involving insertion of a
rod down the length of the spine to correct/stabilise the situation).
I ask, as I have a friend who has experienced the above, having h
To the Victorian oz'ers and anyone else
interested...
I have just been watching Sunrise on Channel 7 -
produced in Melbourne. It had a report on the fact insurance has gone
through the roof in QLD. Because coconuts can fall from the palms and
injure people who then sue the local councils,
Dear Listers,
The exchange continues in the Canberra Times. The following letter was
published on Wed 30 Jan as the banner letter. I'm grateful to the
obstetricians in the letters (posted on the List by Tina last week) for
giving me another opportunity to try and get women thinking about the
ch
Hey Denise
We are all human & therefore not perfect! Your
courage in acknowledging your frailty & humanity is all. Come
back!
Liz McCall
- Original Message -
From:
Joyce, Sally (nee Ferguson)
To: 'Denise Hynd' ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 8:53
Congratulations Tina. I cant wait till you start
shaking up all those tutors and your fellow students as you teach them so much
about Midwifery. It is from students like yourself that the passion for true
Midwifery will flow and really ignite the (time for a change) fires that
are starting
You may be able to write to insurance companies, but I doubt it will do much
good, if doctors want to do it (which they often do), they will 'think up' a
medical reason, as they do for elective inductions
the blood pressure is up,
the baby is not in a 'good' position
etc,
the agreement is with t
So who would we have to suggest the idea to?
Insurance companies? Any leads? i am willing to write some letters
and find out if someone can offer some help/support/a shoulder to cry
on!
Jo Bainbridgefounding member CARES SAemail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]phone:
08 8365 7059birth with trust, fait
