DOUDOU,
I do understand the HB issue here. It's a very important one and one that I hope is resolved, either by the Govt. allowing midwives to attend homebirth without PI cover, or by helping to make PI cover for independant midwives available. It is certainly the sour grape of the whole maternity reform. And your points are very valid
BUTTT. . .
I am not focusing on just the birth aspect here. What about antenatal and postnatal care???? These are such important factors of having a baby too.
What I am focusing on here is nothing to do with homebirth, and nothing to do with just birth.
It's about women who want a hospital birth but who also want continuity of care. Especially continuity of care through the ante-natal and post-natal period.
Many of us Do not currently have this option in the public system. Especially not women in remote locations or women who are classed as high risk as we are currently not eligible to be looked after by most MGP's or birthcentres etc.
Rommy's mummy, I got that quote from an email I received from BirthtalkTM to which I subscribe. (and who BTW are also concerned by the homebirth issue)You can also find some info on the maternity coalition website (an organisation to which I also support and have a paid subscription)
Last edited by ~mamaspice~; July 18th, 2009 at 04:49 PM.
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