Pregnancy, Birth And Beyond

Sally speaks with Alecia Staines, Founder and Director at Maternity Consumer Network about the South Australian legislation that the Australian College of Midwives and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have called to be enacted across the country.  This legislation seeks to prohibit "unlicensed and unregulated persons from undertaking the management of labour and birth"..https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G2brGjDA9/Alecia discusses the issues women face in accessing maternity care in rural and regional areas.  Since the 1990's we've seen a steady closure of maternity services across the country, forcing women to drive hours from their homes to central services.  Naturally this leads to women choosing to birth outside the system.  Some of these women would like to engage a private midwife, but they are so hard to find, especially now with the requirement to have not one but two endorsed midwives at home births.  And is it possible this legislation could be used aga