Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Postnatal care in Darwin
Jan, When I'm not on maternity leave i work as a
midwife and child health nurse in the infant clinic at Casuarina clinic and wish
to provide the following info for your friend. Darwin has the good fortune
to have midwives and child health
Hi Joanne,
This is not an idea for your question. I was
just wondering if you were the same person I worked a night shift with once at a
private hospital in Brisbane. I think I worked with you Jill
another agency midwife. I was very pregnant with my fourth baby it
would have been my
I have just started a really good book which I think everyone should read,
it is called Pursuing the Birth Machine by Marsden Wagner. I am only on
the third chapter, but it is amazing to have some of the things I have been
suspicious of confirmed. It's not all in my head after all.
Claire
I have someone who is after some cs and vbac stats
for the Nation...I have really only got access to SA's and so would be really
appreciative if someone could lend a hand.
the required info is listed belowthe bits in
blue are the bits sheneeds help on.
Australias Caesarean rate is now
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Postnatal care in Darwin
Dear Belinda - thanks for this info. I will pass
it on to my client. Kind regards, Lois
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From:
Belinda
Brustolin
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:33
AM
Subject: Re:
Hi Jo - you could write to ACHS (Australian Health
Care Standard) and aske them for some stats - they collect data from accredited
hospitals for "obstetric Clinical Indicators" and have state perecentages. This
may help. You will never get private hospital figues, unless youdo as
Marsden
Make sure you finish the book Claire - it is full of insight and has lessons
for us all. You should read his paper Fish Can't See Water - you can
access it on the Birthinternational website - it is well worth a read. I
gave it to all the doctors at work!
Regards, Lynne
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