The Trust Birth conference is being tweeted so it’s like little live jewel bursts of glorious information coming out during the sessions! If you twitter, join in and retweet some beautiful birthing wisdom as it happens! * And it definitely won’t be on Facebook if it involves breastfeeding.… The revolution will not be televised* but [...]

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Filed under: consumers' rights, feminism, homebirth campaign, midwives, midwifery

Not content with sharing the lurve of the previous enquiries into who really owns women’s bodies  human rights Homebirth in Australia, here is the submission sent today to the next enquiry which I predict will find that women want midwives and to be in charge of their own birth and will result in the AMA’s [...]

Tags: human rights, obstetric monopoly
Filed under: consumers' rights, homebirth campaign, midwives, midwifery

Those not from around here might need a little explanation about this post. The dude in the suit peering at the baby he’s imprisoned in a plastic box, away from it’s mother, is Dr Andrew Pesce, current head of the AMA. I heard a rumour he’s a docbot or was that a godbot? Either way, [...]

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Filed under: consumers' rights, homebirth campaign, surgical monopoly

I’ve been away in Adelaide attending the JB annual festival gathering. What a hoot! From henna and placenta talk to circus acts with participation, great food, wonderful women, lovely families, a chance to reconnect with other homebirthers working through what it’s like to be facing potential criminalisation, well it was just beautiful! I look forward [...]

Filed under: homebirth, homebirth campaign, just for fun

Today there were yet more rallies across Australia to draw attention to the immoral legislation currently before Parliament which seeks to remove women’s human rights and criminalise independent midwifery. Maternity Coalition have put together a document which explains clearly the changes to the legislation and what they mean. My rage is hard to put into [...]

Filed under: bullshit, consumers, consumers' rights, homebirth campaign, midwives, midwifery

We’ve watched as successive governments have whittled away at homebirth from the loss of insurance to the introduction of the fauxbirth schemes run through hospitals and now Homebirth Australia has resurfaced to tell us the news no one else hears since we’re just lowly old consumers. We have just (and yes I mean in the [...]

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What should I do? Nothing dear, you’re not qualified. Welcome to how homebirth will look at your place – if you’re allowed to have one. Some homebirth advocates (Wingnuts, Bernard, in case you don’t know what an Advocate is) met with the minister and learnt some interesting things. I quote from the report done up [...]

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~ we love homebirth ~ How will you birth after July 2010? Homebirth Awareness Year 2008 Some beautiful birth images and lovely homebirth families!

Filed under: consumers, consumers' rights, homebirth campaign, midwives, midwifery

Some blog deliciousness to get us all thinking more about the current draft legislation to outlaw homebirth midwifery in Australia. http://allthatsazz.blogspot.com/2009/06/important-message-from-your-security.html Warning warning feminist yumour ahead! Important message from your Security Minister Homebirthers may try to convince you that our actions are infringing on their human rights. This is an outrageous accusation given that half [...]

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Well it depends, apparently. If it’s related to abortion and contraception, women in developing nations, refuges, domestic violence, rape (only certain kinds), equity, disabilities, pron, reproductive technologies (only certain kinds) refugees, perceived minorities (only certain kinds), misogyny, footballers, maternity leave, childcare, sole parents, equal party political representation, indigenous women, depictions of women in the media, [...]

Filed under: consumers' rights, don't label me!, feminism, homebirth campaign, surgical monopoly