Women and birthing choices
For further information, contact Melissa Maimann at Essential Birth Consulting.
WOMEN wanting homebirths are under pressure to have their children before July 1 next year …
… some women are considering limiting their families … if homebirth midwives are refused professional indemnity support.
… all women should have the birth they wanted.
… The Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 and two related bills currently under debate could make homebirths unlawful from July 1 next year …
… the legislation could put babies and mothers at risk.
“Does it take a baby to die at home without a midwife for things to change?”
About 30 Ballarat Maternity Coalition members will attend a Homebirth Australia rally in Canberra on September 7.
There has been a lot of media about this issue. I’m hopeful that a resolution will be found, however home birth services as we know them will change forever. I will write another article about the positives that may come of the changes, and also the hesitations that I have.
Melissa Maimann, Essential Birth Consulting 0400 418 448
