Lack of maternal wards in regional areas blamed for home births

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Regional women are being forced into home births due to a lack of services in their area. Well, that’s according to the Daily Telegraph anyway. The paper has been running stories this week about four babies that have died during home births. While advocates refute the idea that giving birth this way is a desperate and dangerous measure, the story does highlight the impact of dwindling maternity services in regional Australia.

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Tuesday, April 7 2009
Produced By Shevonne Hunt
Featured in storyAssociate Professor Hannah Dahlen- spokesperson for the Australian College of MidwivesJustine Caines- Secretary Home Births Australia Dr Andrew Pesche- President of the National Association of Specialist Obstetricians & Gynecologists
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