http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/15/caesareans-and-other-unhealthy-contradictions/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/15/caesareans-and-other-unhealthy-contradictions/#comment-15747 Ian Haywood Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15747 Maternity care in Australia is funded by Government, not the AMA, the AMA can't 'block' midwives from doing anything. Maternity care in Australia is funded by Government, not the AMA, the AMA can’t ‘block’ midwives from doing anything.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/15/caesareans-and-other-unhealthy-contradictions/#comment-15748 Keith Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15748 Letting people with 15C socio-economic attitudes - craft-guild, master-servant and mysticism - control the health care needs of a 21C population is letting the inmates run the asylum. The other great example is the legal system. Silly, isn't it? Letting people with 15C socio-economic attitudes - craft-guild, master-servant and mysticism - control the health care needs of a 21C population is letting the inmates run the asylum. The other great example is the legal system. Silly, isn’t it?

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/15/caesareans-and-other-unhealthy-contradictions/#comment-15749 anne handley Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15749 As a rural health worker, I can tell anyone who wants to listen, that the biggest problem is the AMA. Until AMA will acknowledge that low risk mothers are best delivered by midwives, The control and $ signs will rule.and good midwives leave the system. As a rural health worker, I can tell anyone who wants to listen, that the biggest problem is the AMA. Until AMA will acknowledge that low risk mothers are best delivered by midwives, The control and $ signs will rule.and good midwives leave the system.

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