October 07, 2002

Ireland and Scotland

The workshop in Kilkenny finished on a high note, with everyone having had fun and with lots of requests to come back to do another one soon. The Irish are so hospitable and it is a lovely country. There is no doubt that change is underway here, but midwives have a tough battle on their hands, considering the stranglehold that theobstetricians have on their maternity care system. I will be back next March for a workshop In Cork, an area with a large population of “alternative lifestylers”, so that will offer some different perspectives.

Today I am travelling to Edinburgh and have a 24 hour break before going on to Dundee. Scotland has a reputation for great midwifery, but in my experience so far, almost all women are given diamorphine (synthetic heroin) in labour, something that is unheard of in other countries. I can never understand how a woman would accept giving her unborn baby a dose of a drug she hopes that child will never become addicted to in later life. It is probably a measure of how a woman in strong labour, particularly around transition, will accept anything without thinking of the consequences, if they think it will ease the pain of labour.

I am looking forward to finding out what they do in Dundee.

Posted by andrea at October 07, 2002 10:22 PM

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