FW: National Consumers Network

dear List, The message below was sent at the end of January but bounced because of an automatic block to the word s*bscribe. apologies for not noticing this sooner - the vigorous discussion on the List meant the reject notice got well and truly buried at the bottom of my inbox! -- From:

rural shutdown

Dear list, The topics of late hold great interest for me. I am currently researching why women in Central Victoria choose to give birth in their own home. In doing the lit review for this research I found that very little is actually documented about the choices women make about where they gi

Re: rural shutdown

In a message dated 27/02/02 11:25:20 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If anyone on the list knows of documents which detail the changes to services provided in any areas, either rural or metro, I would be glad to know about them, also if any one knows of any literature whic

Re: VBAC

Hi Joy and list members, Radical of course means 'of the roots', and if that is not a good description of the choice that we as women and midwives make when supporting a philpsophy of normal birth rather than medicalised birth, then I don't know a better one. RADICAL RADICAL RADICAL The more we

Re: National Consumers Network

Hi Barbara, Good on you for setting up the consumers list! I would really appreciate if you could keep me up to date with the relevant discussions via this ozmid list - I hope others agree!! Fantastic! Sue Cookson > dear List, > > The message below was sent at the end of January but bounced bec

Re: National Consumers Network

Dear Sue and List, Thanks for your support - I agonized about how to go about doing this - ozmid works so well for fertile exchanges between and among midwives and consumers that I was keen to use ozmid rather than a separate list - but so many women I spoke to indicated that they don't partake i

Re: rural shutdown

Hi Lyn In NSW the NSW Framework for Maternity Services (NSW DOH 2000) has a bibliography that might assist you. Also, in NSW there was a report Review of Obstetric Services in NSW: Country Consumers Respond (NSW DOH 1988) pre the Shearman Report. I must say that these rpeorts have not helped

More on Sth Korean birth

Tehresa Morrissey rang me again from Seoul in Sth Korea to ask for a midwife for her 2nd baby's birth due in 4 weeks.  Seems she cannot fly home because her firstborn keeps popping his ear-drum when he flys. She made the decision late because she hoped she could come back to Perth where she g

free public lecture

Hi Listers I have been off-line for ages - I had to get on with my PhD - but I have re-subscribed to let you know about this event - it may be of interest to people in SE Queensland. As part of Griffith University's service to the community they put on a series of free public lectures - the Pr

homebirth conference

I have made a late decision to hire a car from Sydney airport tomorrow afternoon to get me to the conference. Anyone on the list that still needs to organise transport or would like to share with me, please ring me on 041 043 8897 Hope to meet a few of you there, Juli Townsend -- This mailing