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A warm welcome in snowy England

I have arrived in England to find it is very cold and snowy - a major contrast to the last few days in Bangkok.

I had a lovely day catching up with Caroline Flint yesterday and hearing about her midwifery practice - it is probably the only place where midwives can work with complete autonomy. There are nine midwives in the group, but the demand for their services is so high that they are looking for more - if any midwife wants the chance to really practice her craft, through facilitating births at home, in the Birth Centre or in hospitals, they can contact her through her web site: www.birthcentre.com . They offer an incomparable service for women in the greater London area and valuable experience for midwives.

This afternoon I begin the first of my journeys around the UK. I will be off to Leeds for the first Active Birth workshop of this tour. I am looking forward to meeting the midwives at St James Hospital as this is the major teaching hospital in this region. I have had some midwives from this unit in programs over the years, but this is the first time I have presented a workshop exclusively for their staff.

I am wondering how deep the snow will be in the north - should be a pretty sight from the train!

Posted by andrea at March 01, 2004 10:01 PM

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Hi there Andrea

I hope you are not feeling the cold too much, & are enjoying the snow. I am a new student midwife in Gosford, NSW.

I am most interested in the information you have provided in your Diary re: Ryde & Manly Hospital's new Midwifery Units. I am just new to NSW (orginally from Victoria) & am just wondering if you could direct me to where I can find out more about these new Units. I believe Ryde was to open in February. I have tried looking at the Hospital websites, but there doesn't seem to be anything about the new Units. I don't think there's been anything in the papers...

Thanks
Cherillee

Posted by: Cherillee Harry on March 2, 2004 06:37 PM

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