Today over 100 parents (and their children) gathered at the Victorian office of the Australian Medical Association to protest the associations latest attack on homebirth. The rally comes after the head of the AMA wrote an editorial about a new study of homebirth conducted over 16 years. Dr Pesce misrepresented the study's findings claiming that death is "seven times" more likely during a homebirth than a hospital birth (see here). In fact the results of the study showed homebirth to be a very safe option for Australian women (for more see here).
Melissa McFarlane of Maternity Coalition as MC
Children playing in an inflated birth pool
Richard Di Natale speaking in support of homebirthers
Melissa McFarlane of Maternity Coalition as MC
Children playing in an inflated birth pool
Richard Di Natale speaking in support of homebirthers
Highlights from the protest included two stories of postpartum hemorrhage from the same woman, one in hospital and one at home where the hemorrhage was detected earlier and healed faster! And learning that the AMA provide Australia's current political party in power (The Australian Labor Party) with $27 000 annually (approx). While 27K is not exactly big money when it comes to the rich power-holders in Australian politics, it's nothing to be sneezed at. Afterall, no consumer advocacy group can afford to be so generous...perhaps if we could our birth rights would not presently be under attack!
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