http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/ News and views from the desk of Andrea Robertson. en-us 2008-07-11T16:42:02+10:00 2008-07-11T16:42:10+10:00 I have written a number of times about the Doula project run by the Goodwin Centre in Hull. They have... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000697.html Mindy Levy is a remarkable midwife in Israel, who has established a birth centre in the north of the country... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000696.html There was small paragraph in the Bangkok Post Newspaper that caught my eye the other day. It was reporting the... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000695.html Midwifery in Thailand (as opposed to obstetric nursing) has received a boost with the availability of a new course at... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000694.html The birth scene in Thailand is at last changing from one dominated by private obstetrics to one where alternatives, and... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000693.html I have just left the UK after a brief (for me) visit of 10 days during which I presented some... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000692.html The Birth International Conference in Sydney followed the same basic format as the event in New Zealand, except that to... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000691.html The first Conference that Birth International has presented in New Zealand was held on the weekend of March 8 and... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000690.html I have received an email from Ruth Malik, my contact in India, who is setting up a new childbirth education... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000689.html I am working on the report for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education and the UNPFA following our... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000688.html After the excitement of the obstetricians workshop and the first waterbirth in the new birth centre came a change of... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000687.html We’ve just completed our second workshop for obstetricians in Iran. This group was terrific and we have had many animated... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000686.html The final day of the workshop was a bit crazy. The hunt was on for a woman that we could... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000685.html Today was a very productive day at the workshop. We spent a lot of time exploring the practicalities of natural... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000684.html For the next two weeks I will be in Iran, once again facilitating workshops for the Ministry of Health. There... http://www.acegraphics.com.au/diary/archives/000683.html