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Petition to Allow Private Midwives to be Eligible for Professional Indemnity Insurance or to Be Exempt from Being Required to Enroll in PI

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Aaron
10 years ago

Please allow it

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Midwife-assisted homebirth is safe, valuable and beautiful, as well as resource-efficient. One of my daughters was born at home, after arriving in the world so quickly that we couldn't make it to hospital. Our midwives were there with us, ensuring that everyone was safe and healthy. Removing a midwife's ability to attend homebirths puts lives at risk and makes Australia seem ridiculously backward. It also puts unnecessary pressure on the hospital system.

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Sally Kelly
10 years ago

Home birth with a midwife of a woman choice is a Human Right.

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Tracey
10 years ago

Yes this is wonderful!!!

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Damien Bohler
10 years ago

Midwives at home births please, it's the most natural thing to humans that there is!

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Every woman has the right to birth at home and be supported by a midwife of their choosing.

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Katie McMurray
10 years ago

Supporting women to have their choice of a home birth.

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Michelle King
10 years ago

This has gone on for far too long!

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Rebekka Kovacs
10 years ago

Statistically homebirths are the safest and it makes total sense because the woman is feeling empowered and supported in the most profound way when she is in her home with the support of a trained midwife

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Rebecca wallis
10 years ago

It is our right as women to chose the birth we desire and to have access to midwives to make birth safe at home

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Sarah Kent
10 years ago

Women should get a choice of how they birth their children. . They are the ones who are bearing them.

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Rebecca power
10 years ago

Being able to have a home birth is a basic human right in my opinion.

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Christy nash
10 years ago

Give private Midwifes the respect n support they need to do the amazing work they do. They are saving hospitals n tax payers millions it's actually cheaper to give birth at home than in a hospital it's simple allow mothers, babies, fathers, Midwifes the right they deserve.

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Trish bygott
10 years ago

...it is time we understood ..that how we birth into this world plays a huge role in how we function as human beings on this planet ...and freedom of choice is essential .

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Kahlia Skidmore
10 years ago

Home births provide a safe alternative for healthy normal, low risk maternal woman & take pressure off the health system. Private midwives are highly qualified & woman need to be given the option to choose them if it suits their circumstances

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Tonje Akerholt
10 years ago

Supporting home birth is a win-win. Less pressure on hospitals and better outcomes for mums and their babies!

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Lisa Levick
10 years ago

Every woman has the right to make her own choice about how she wants to give birth and who she had to support her through this process

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Anonymous
10 years ago

It is vital that women have choice in birth. Birth belongs to women and many of us choose home as the optimal environment to bring our babies into the world. It is cost effective and very safe.

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Ayla Costelloe
10 years ago

Seriously?! This shouldn't even be an issue that is raised! Women and their families have the right to birth where they want and they want a midwife who is rightly insured to do their job!

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Kate Robison
10 years ago

As a midwife in England spring or collegues in Oz.