That would be good Sally. I'm definitely there as currently living in
Brisbane.
Denis
----- Original Message -----
From: "sally Tracy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 1:10 AM
Subject: Re: Burnout??


> Dear Chris, and Denis
> I am currently launching into the evaluation of our midwifery group
> practice  - a caseload practice in an urban area of Sydney. The
> population is almost 50% not Australian Born.........and culturally
> diverse. So far the midwives are averaging 40 cases as primary midwife
> and 40 backup per year if they work full time. We are definitely NOT
> finding burnout an issue - in fact quite the opposite......but of course
> it's early days yet  - and we only have preliminary results.........the
> midwives have been taking cases for over a year now, and some are
> booking women second time round! I think the research should also look
> at the effect on the fertility rate!
> It will be very useful to have a 'caaseload' interest group meeting at
> ICM if you are both coming...........
> best wishes
> Sally Tracy
>
> Christine McCourt wrote:
>
>>Hi Denis
>>
>>As far as I know, Jane Sandall is the only person who has done any
>>proper research on caseload mw and burnout - and she did indeed find
>>that it led to less burnout than team midwifery. Trudy Stevens PhD was
>>on midwives' experiences of caseload, using an ethnographic approach, so
>>you might want to check that out. We published a short article relating
>>to sustainability in the British Journal of Midwifery in early 2002.
>>This looked at related issues.  It's odd how little research appears to
>>have been done, though there has been a certain amount of opinion
>>writing. I will be conducting some further research in the coming year,
>>which is more focused on disadvantaged communities and caseload, but
>>which will look at the midwives' experiences too, and Jane Sandall also
>>has some further research planned.
>>
>>
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:   Caseload midwifery on behalf of Denis Walsh
>>Sent:   Thu 4/14/2005 10:23 PM
>>To:     [log in to unmask]
>>Cc:
>>Subject:        Burnout??
>>
>>Hi,
>>I am new to the list and had involvement in a caseload scheme in
>>Leicester. As I meet midwives and discuss models of care, I constantly
>>keep hearing the mantra that caseload midwifery leads to burnout though
>>my memory of Jane's research is that was not the case. Anyone out there
>>able to shed light on whether there is any research on this?
>>Denis Walsh
>>Independent Midwifery Lecturer
>>Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, UCLAN
>>Aus address:
>>25 Lynelle St
>>Sunnybank Hills
>>Q'ld 4109, Australia
>>Tel (07)32732892
>>Mob: 0421447612
>>
>>
>>
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