Exciting news! RWH MGP gets go ahead for homebirth service!!!!

[BellyBelly]

I just received this!!

Hi all

After many years of preparation anticipation and waiting, I have just
heard that the WCH MGP have finally received the official go ahead
from the SA Dept of Health and CYWHS to start their homebirth service.

The MGP still has some final details to sort out before women can
officially book/plan a homebirth through them, but we should expect
the service to be up and running (and women to be therefore able to
book, if they meet the criteria) sometime early in 2009. (I believe
that, to start with, 2 of the MGP groups will take on homebirths).
Note that currently this MGP is an all-risk model and takes 1,000
women per year, which is 1/4 of the WCH bookings.

I have been told that it this is currently limited knowledge but can
be shared publicly.

Lareen Newman

[Snacks]

How exciting for SA mums-to-be

[Olive]

very exciting news!! lucky SA mums!! let this be the start of better things to come for all mums!!

[bon]

Wow that's great, hope it's a sign of things to come all over Australia

[lilmisshavachat]

How fantastic for mum's in SA... When this is a raging sucess then maybe we will finally update our archaic birth system...

[Jaycee]

Yay! I'm in SA and may look into this when I go for round 2!
Hopefully this is just the start of things to come!

[Ellibam]

how awesome!!
but i wouldnt give up my IM....

[Ozziehoffy]

yay for SA.... boohoo for Qld... I wish we had that option here!!!

[Tobily]

Woohoo! Little baby steps.....

[Karina]

Yay for SA!!!

Come on NSW - hurry up! I know theres Belmont and St. George, but neither of them are anywhere near me.

I hope Ryde MGP does homebirths in the future!

[MistyFying]

Fantastic news