Australia offers publicly-funded home births
By ANNA PATTY, State Political Reporter
March 3, 2005
A Sydney hospital will become the first in the state to offer publicly-funded home births when it starts taking bookings from May this year.
If successful, the project at St. George hospital in Kogarah will be extended to Sutherland hospital and the Royal Hospital for Women.
The Australian Medical Association yesterday questioned the safety of the proposal announced by the State Government yesterday.
NSW Health Minister Morris Iemma said the home birth model had been developed in consultation with doctors, midwives and the community.
"This is a first for NSW," Mr. Iemma said.
See more at
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1258&storyid=2750430
March 3, 2005
A Sydney hospital will become the first in the state to offer publicly-funded home births when it starts taking bookings from May this year.
If successful, the project at St. George hospital in Kogarah will be extended to Sutherland hospital and the Royal Hospital for Women.
The Australian Medical Association yesterday questioned the safety of the proposal announced by the State Government yesterday.
NSW Health Minister Morris Iemma said the home birth model had been developed in consultation with doctors, midwives and the community.
"This is a first for NSW," Mr. Iemma said.
See more at
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1258&storyid=2750430
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