Dear Joan,

We are a group of Midwives in South-East London who have been working with
case load midwifery for 2 1/2 years. We are self-employed contracted into
the NHS (the only group of such midwives in the UK). Our founder members
were The South-East London Midwifery Group Practice. We have been silent in
terms of publications and conferences for some time due to settling into our
current contract and adjusting to changes since the SELMGP lost it's funding
in 1997. I have enclosed some of our statsistics- you will note our high
homebirth rate. This is with women referred to us from local GP's (not
specifically requesting our service)- a population that consists of typical
innercity women (high levels of poverty/multicurtural/local authority
housing etc). We also have a very low level of pharmacological pain relief
use in labour and high levels of continuity of carer throughout pregnancy,
labour and postnatally.

I don't know if this could be of interest to your Conference?
Nicky Leap ([log in to unmask]) Visited us in the summer and would
probably have lots to say about how we work. WE are just about to be
evaluated by Jane Sandall at City Univercity, London.

If you're interested I could give you more information.

Best wishes,

Cathy Walton
Albany Midwifery Practice
Kings Healthcare Trust
Peckham
London



-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Webster <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 28 September 1999 10:02
Subject: Conference


>The Year 2000 Organising Committee would like to announce a CALL FOR
ABSTRACTS for the The Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ)
4th Annual Congress to be held in conjunction with Australian Neonatal
Nurses 7th Annual Conference, in Brisbane, Australia 12th - 15th March 2000.
>This is a large, multi-disciplinary congress which will be of interest to
midwives and neonatal nurses. Invited speakers include David Barker (of the
Barker Hypothesis), Alistaire McLennan, Debbie Fraser Askin, Fiona Stanley,
Petra Huppi and Ulf Erisson amongst others.
>We would like to encourage a strong midwifery representation in the free
communication and poster sections of the congress.
>And of course Brisbane in March is beautiful!
>Further details from:
>
>Susan Day
>Clinical Meeting Service
>PO Box 148
>Parramatta NSW 2124
>
>Tel +61 2 9843 7506
>Fax +61 2 9893 9904
>
>Hope to see you there!
>
>Joan Webster
>Director of Nursing  - Research & Development
>Royal Women's Hospital & Health Service District
>Bowen Bridge Road
>Herston 4029
>Australia
>Ph  +61 (0) 7 3253 8590
>Fax +61 (0) 7 3253 1472
>email: [log in to unmask]
>