In February this year, the Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, released a report recommending changes to our current maternity services.
It recommends the need for increased collaboration between GPs, Obstetricians and Midwives and promotes an increased role for midwives in maternity care.
The report does not support federally funded homebirth. While midwives working together with doctors will have access to professional indemnity insurance, Medicare and PBS, midwives in private practice are precluded from attaining any of these.
In fact, if we do not act now homebirth will be illegal by 2010!
The lack of action by the government to provide equal choice for those women wanting a homebirth is discriminatory and irresponsible.
You can tell the government that the choices of all women are to be honoured.
Sign the petition, write letters to Nicola Roxon and your local state and federal members. Letters to politicians do not need to be complex, just let them know what you think and feel.
Vicki-lee McAllister
Northern Rivers Maternity Action Group
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