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Childbirth

one mother one midwife

16 replies

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 09/02/2006 18:49

I'm sure I'm not alone round here in thinking that this is one of the most significant things taht could improve maternity care. According to the NCT magazine there is a new proposal put forward by the Independent Midwives Association, which is being discussed within government. You can sign a petition to support the campaign here

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Report

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 09/02/2006 18:51

or even here

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thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 09/02/2006 20:32

.

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morocco · 09/02/2006 20:36

sounds a great plan - have signed

Latz · 09/02/2006 20:42

have signed too

Highlander · 10/02/2006 10:59

ha - like it's ever going to happen.

thebecster · 10/02/2006 13:49

Well I've added my name and forwarded the link to 50 people and asked them sign and to forward it on to everyone they know.

Maybe Highlander's right and it won't happen, but if it doesn't it won't be for lack of me shouting about it!

IMHO it isn't that there isn't the money - there are huge amounts of money being wasted by the govt on silly things all the time. (eg new computer bookings software for GPs which isn't compatible with the computers which the govt bought for them less than a year ago at a cost of over a billion pounds )

I think that the government just spend money wherever they think the votes are and fritter the rest on projects which advance their personal careers and profiles. If they believe that there are votes in midwives, and that they're losing votes because of midwife shortages they'll pay for the midwives eventually. Not because it's the 'right thing to do'. Just because otherwise they'd lose their grip on the greasy pole... So we should keep shouting at them however long it takes. It might be that it's our DD's who benefit from the campaign rather than us. Right, getting off my soapbox now and slinking back to work

Flamesparrow · 10/02/2006 14:23

Yeah, what she said! It won't happen if we don't try....

CarolinaMoon · 10/02/2006 21:01

signed

Arabica · 10/02/2006 21:35

Signed!

mrspink27 · 10/02/2006 21:38

signed

mumfor1standfinaltime · 10/02/2006 21:43

Done!

CarolinaMoon · 11/02/2006 17:22

bump

Flamesparrow · 12/02/2006 08:51

bump

Littlefish · 12/02/2006 09:30

Done.

CarolinaMoon · 13/02/2006 21:09

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Spidermama · 13/02/2006 21:27

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