The Senate committee "recommends that the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 with amendments, the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Bill 2009 and the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run-Off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2009 be
passed."
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Senator Rachel Siewert (Australian Greens) in her minority report recommended that
"the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill is amended by replacing reference to ‘collaborative arrangements’ with a requirement that eligible midwives demonstrate collaborative practice and that in the definition of a participating midwife, midwives would be required to demonstrate ‘collaborative practice’ by using standardised clinical documentation for planning and provision of care. This would record specific indications of collaborative practice, in particular consultation and referral as required, with the consent of the women for whom care is provided."
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS by the The Coalition Senators
"... acknowledge the concerns of stakeholders regarding the Government’s proposed amendment to the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 and the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Bill 2009. Significant concerns were originally raised about the affect of the amendment on the ability of Midwives to gain indemnity insurance and therefore be registered. The Minister has since given notice that the Government will withdraw the amendment relating to the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Bill 2009. The Coalition Senators acknowledge the importance of an appropriate collaborative arrangement that provides for patient safety and confidence. Mothers-to-be and midwives have not been assisted by the Health Minister’s numerous changes in policy direction and the Coalition will reserve the right to consider the regulations that define the nature of collaborative arrangements between nurse practitioners, midwives and medical practitioners."
5 comments:
A sad day for birthing women and midwives. The Government have chosen to ignore us YET AGAIN, while continuing to pander to the AMA. When will they realise that the AMA don't care about safety and collaboration? They care only about income and control.
I agree but the Minster has stated to me in writing that the the Maternity Services Review 2009 recommended an investigation in to hospital practice with particular reference to high intervention rates and high caesarian or surgical births in private and public hospitals. Women are vulnerable during pregnancy and will continue to need an advocate particularly if they enter hospitals for birth. The women need to demand that their known midwife must have right of entry with the woman to stay with her for continuity on transfer to hospital. Women ought to continue to have a birth bodyguard or bouncer or doula accompany them. These conditions are imperative if we are to have safe birth in hospital. The evidence has not been produced to reassure us of that. The evidence is overwhelming on the safety of homebirth with eligible registered midwives.
Women and babies lose again! The medicalisation of a natural life event has led to surgical intervention with all its risks and the undermining of womens confidence in their own innate abilities leading to even higher post natal depression. As a homebirth midwife of 28 yrs, I weep for the women and babies and for my beloved profession. My Grt Grandmother and mother (midwives) both had to fight the lies and deceit that led to the takeover of midwifery services. The vicious circle continues.
A very sad day. Sense does not prevail over the power groups or the evidence. Must be a bit of money in it.
They say it is about safety. If it was, why don't they READ the evidence and look at the successful countries.
I despair.
THE GANG OF FIVE OR MORE IS THE ENEMY. IGNORANCE IS THE MAJOR ONE PRSENT IN POLITICIANS LEGILSATORS DOCOTRS OF EVERY CLOTH, MEDICAL JOURNALS FUNED BY PHARMACEUTICA COMPANIES. SOME MIDIWVES AND MANY GENERAL NURSES HAVE LIMITED UNDERSTANDING. OTHER WOMEN AND MOTHERS IN LAW AND EVEN SOME MOTHERS ARE ;INGNORANT DUE TO THE IGNORANCE OF THE MEIDCAL PROFESSION, (GOD CAN DO NO WRONG) SOME MEDIA TRY TO GET THEIR HEAD AROUND IT LAWYERS SOME ARE AMONG OUR MIDST WHO STRUGGLE TO ADVOCATE. WOME TNEHMSELEVES DOE NOT VALUE THE ACT OF BRASTFEEDING TAKING THEIR LEAD FROM PEOPLE LIKE POLITICIANS WHO DID NOT GIVE ANY BRASTFEEDIN GLEAVE - CALLING IT PARENTAL. MEN DO NOT BRESTFEED AND SHOULD LEARN TO SUPPORT BRASTFEEDING IN NURTUTING AND OTHER WAYS.
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