Tag Archives: obstetrics

The real safety issues in maternity care: a sneak preview

October 12, 2009 – 8:45 am

Maternity care provides a classic example of the pitfalls of a specialist-driven model of practice in health care. It results in more expensive and interventionist care, rather than a community-based approach which could also help ensure a more equitable distribution of services. It has led us to talk about obstetrics, which implies a focus on [...]

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Another slant on the obstetricians’ spin

May 7, 2009 – 8:38 pm

The obstetricians are out in full force, suggesting that mooted changes to the Safety Net will “punish women and their families because they chose to seek help with their pregnancy and births from doctors in the private sector rather than the overwhelmed public hospitals system”.
Really?
For another perspective, have a read of this Crikey article in [...]

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