This blog was initially set up to support women and midwives through the Australian government's reform of maternity services in 2009-2010. Since 1 July 2010, when the reforms came into effect, a few midwives continue to practise privately, attending women and their babies, providing the full scope of primary maternity care in homes, and enabling women to make informed decisions when and if medical intervention is needed.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Countdown to 1 July 2010
Any woman who is hoping to conceive in the near future, and give birth in Australia, who is interested in private midwifery services, please stay in touch with private midwives in your area. We care very much about supporting you through the transition that we face.
Click on the photo to enlarge it, and you will see that if the first day of your menstral period is today, and you conceive with your next ovulation, your baby is likely to be born between mid-May and early June.
If the first day of your last menstral period is 10 September, and you carry the baby to 42 weeks' gestation, your baby could be born 1 July.
Please do not assume that midwives will abandon women who intend to give birth at home, or who would prefer to have a privately contracted midwife to attend them for hospital birth after 30 June next year. Please speak to private midwives in your community.
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