Dear colleagues,
Midwifery profession has a massive problem of staff shortage that
undermine the quality of our input to our clients preparation for
actual labour and childbirth.
I believe that quality education of our consumers will radically
reduce the rate of C/S on demand.
How many units have not got enough staff to carry out parent
education programme for preparation for labour, birth and parenting
skills?
What we should be exploring now, must be the best strategies, to
keep the experienced, committed professionals on the shop floor,
whose aims must be to effectively educate, educate, educate all
involved, including the razor crazy practitioners.
Pregnancy and childbirth is a normal life process and they are
within the miwives' remit.
I am sure that I am as right as the morning follows the night.
Midwives must be strong, for themselves and their ladies.
These are just my personal openion.
Cheers
Bridget I.Okereke
> One way to curb the 'no medical indication elective C/S' would
be to
> withdraw Medicare coverage. No Medicare rebate unless the c/section is
> performed for a medical reason. The public purse should not have to
> pay for unecessary procedures. Do women realise that there is
> potential morbidity for their baby as well as themselves. Infants born
> by C/S are at risk for transient tachypnoea which means a stay in
> Special Care nursery, separation of mother and baby for a period of
> time and more money out of the public purse.
>
> Jenny
> Midwife
> Australia
>
Bridget.I.Okereke,
Midwifery Education Department,(Sen.Lecturer).
Middlesex University,
School of Health and Social Sciences, (HSS)
Midwifery Academic Department,(Sen.Lecturer).
3-10 Highgate Hill
0208-411-6354
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