how to promote midwifery?

I have often pondered this question, how to promote midwifery. 

Although midwifery is my livelihood, promotion of midwifery goes way beyond making a living and paying the bills.

Today I have drafted this sign, through which I hope to promote midwifery.  Although this sign has my contact phone number, my intention is to provide this as a template for other Medicare-participating midwives.

I have used colours and fonts that are consistent with the official Medicare signage and posters.  (unfortunately the quality of my printer's colours atm is not very good)  The colours and font should elicit a recognition response from the general community.  The fact that a midwife can offer Medicare rebates will be 'NEWS' to many in the community.

The key message is: "protecting the wellbeing of mother and child".  This is foundational to midwifery, and to the provision of expert primary maternity services in communities.


Another new initiative on my part is to start up a facebook group, which I have named 'villagemidwife'.  I do not particularly enjoy facebook, and its reliance on thumbs up 'like' votes about anything that is posted.  However, I am conscious that facebook is the social medium used by many young women of childbearing age, and therefore important.

For the record, other facebook professional groups that I belong to are:
breech birth ANZ
eligible midwives
graduate certificate of midwifery at Flinders
Australian College of Midwives


Thankyou for your comments.

Plans for the new year

As the sun goes down on 1 January 2011 in our part of the world, others have just seen the New Year in.

I have noticed from the statistics function on this blog that a large number of the visitors to this blog are in the United States. G'day, folks! I am delighted to have you visit. I have wonderful memories of five winters in Michigan, and have attached a family pic, with me holding our first baby, that takes us back 37 years.

New Year 1974, at our home in Biscayne Way, Haslett Michigan

Twelve months ago, I and other Australian midwives were wondering if we would be able to practise legally, after 1 November. We are practising, and intend to continue. I won't say without change - anyone who is so set in their ways that they are not willing to change should not be practising. We must continue to change and grow in our understanding of birthing processes, while we adapt and work within the limitations of our own lives (such as ageing), and the law.