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	<title>My Birth — Know your rights in labour. Protect your baby and protect your body. Get informed. &#187; home</title>
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		<title>Informed choice, consent &amp; the law: the legalities of “yes I can” &amp; “no I won’t” by Ann Catchlove</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Informed decision making as a human right.
Being able to make decisions about what happens to our bodies is a basic human right — it goes to an individual’s fundamental autonomy, dignity and bodily integrity, as reflected in article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that “everyone has the right to life, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia Votes for Birth Choices</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take Action during the Federal Election to protect women&#8217;s birth choices.

Tell your Federal election candidates that you want them to remove  the doctor&#8217;s veto over women&#8217;s access to Medicare for midwives. Ask them  if they will commit to doing this if elected.
Tell your candidates that you want them to protect women&#8217;s rights to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Midwives Day: use Rudd health dollars to address shortage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 04:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On International Midwives Day Greens MP and health spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on Premier Kristina Keneally to ensure that a significant amount of the Rudd health money earmarked for NSW is used to boost the numbers of midwives.
&#8220;Ms Keneally should be a strong backer of maternity reform as increasing the number of midwives and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Day of the Midwife &#8211; Wednesday 5 May 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 11:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Era of Reform to Provide Australian Women with Choice.
As they celebrate International Day of the Midwife this Wednesday 5 May, Australian women and midwives are poised on the brink of a new era in maternity reform. Promised changes, due to take effect in November 2010, should, for the first time, enable women to choose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Eve of International Women&#8217;s Day the fight for Women’s Rights continues in Australia. . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
By Lilea Propadalo (Edited version published in the Newcastle Herald)

Who would have thought that after all these decades that women would be fighting for essential rights again?  I certainly didn’t.  We have had a government that has promoted Midwifery care for women and Paid Maternity Leave….it seemed so promising.
Unfortunately, it was all a farce.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Choices Expo &#8211; Friday 5 March 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birth Choices Expo’s aim is to make information about pregnancy, birth &#38; parenting more accessible so that you can make the right choices for you &#38; your baby and experience the joy of parenting, just as you always dreamed!
You will have the opportunity, in a relaxed atmosphere, to meet with:
* Independent Midwives
* Birth Centre Midwives
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		<title>Statement from Senator Rachel Siewert on the National Day of Action &amp; the new maternity legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve called on the Rudd Government to ensure that midwives and nurse practitioners have the right to practice without medical veto from another profession. I&#8217;m currently preparing amendments to the Government&#8217;s bills if the Government doesn&#8217;t change its position.
Midwives and nurse practitioners have been told they can access the MBS and be given the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women protest at 15 locations across Australia saying NO to Rudd&#8217;s maternity reforms</title>
		<link>https://mybirth.com.au/19-02-2010/women-rally-at-15-locations-across-australia-saying-no-to-rudds-maternity-reforms.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the Facebook group to get involved in organising or leave a message of support.
What will it take for Kevin Rudd to listen to women, and put the needs of Australian families ahead of the Australian Medical Association?
OUR Bodies, OUR Babies, OUR Right to decide Kevin Rudd &#8211; it is not YOUR right to decide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Day of Action &#8211; Our Bodies, Our Babies, Our Rights &#8211; Thursday February 18, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Campaign Tools &#8211; Events &#8211; Facebook &#8211; Register &#8211; Campaign so far
Women around Australia have been shocked and dismayed at the Rudd Government&#8217;s continued refusal to recognise their new maternity &#8216;reforms&#8217; will remove Australian women&#8217;s fundamental human right to choose where and how she gives birth.
DOWNLOAD THE MEDIA RELEASE (PDF) 14 rallies across Australia, thousands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statistics – Truth or Dare Doctor Pesce? The New Home Birth Study proves birth is safer for mothers &amp; babies at home.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sydney, 19 January 2009: Home birth families around the country have been fascinated to read the new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia this week which in fact supports their belief that homebirth is safe for mothers and babies.
The new study assessed the outcomes of almost 300,000 births in South Australia from 1991 [...]]]></description>
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