Loading...
Not addressing the root cause:An analysis of submissions made to the South Australian Government on a Proposal to Protect Midwifery Practice
Rigg, Elizabeth Christine Schmied, Virginia Peters, Kath Dahlen, Hannah
Rigg, Elizabeth Christine
Schmied, Virginia
Peters, Kath
Dahlen, Hannah
Abstract
Reports of unregulated birth workers attending birth at home, with no registered midwife in attendance (freebirth), have become more frequent in Australia in recent years. A Coronial Inquiry (2012) into the deaths of three babies born at home in South Australia resulted in a call for legislation to restrict the practice of midwifery to registered midwives. A Proposal to Protect Midwifery Practice in South Australia was issued as a consultation paper in January 2013. To report the views of those making a submission to the Proposal to Protect Midwifery Practice in South Australia.
Keywords
midwives, home birth, unregulated birth workers, doulas, midwifery regulation
Date
2015
Type
Journal article
Journal
Women and Birth
Book
Volume
28
Issue
2
Page Range
121-128
Article Number
ACU Department
Collections
Relation URI
Source URL
Event URL
Open Access Status
License
File Access
Controlled