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Hi everybody
I did not write before
this group, but follow. I’m working for National Geographic Turkish
edition.
And may be I can make
a small news about natural birth. I will tell my editor in chief and if she
accept this subject, so I can do. But I need some info and statistics about
Turkey (and could we compare with ABD or EU country) for this news. I thougt that
I could take info from Hakan Coker and I need the contact number of him. (It’s
better to talk Turkish about this subject, my English is poor for some detailsJ I do not want to
mistake...)
And I can talk with my
friends who work for NTVMSNBC and NTV.
But I need the contact
again that they’ll ask me.
Also if anybody wants to
write an article about natural birth, Radikal II is being published this kind of
article. You can send the article in Turkish, to the editor of Radikal II (Nilgun
Topbas).
All the bests
Oya
Editor
National Geographic
Turkiye
Dogus Iletisim AS
Eski Buyukdere cad.
USO Center No:62
Maslak/Istanbul
Tel: 90212 335 4643
Faks: 90212 330 0323
Think GREEN before
printing this page. Çevreye duyarlı olun ve lütfen gerekmedikçe çıktı almayın.
From:
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009
10:08 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [naturalbirthturkey]
questions from a new member on how to contribute
Dear Sebnem,
Yes you are right, every guestion of yours made me think a
lot.
I can not answer all your questions right now but I will do
my best.
Natural birth is very important for Kuraldisi (NİL
GUN) . They have already been translating some books. I will find out which
bookks they have been translating.
Last weekend I organized the course in their centre and Nil
also joined the course. We might work together for the future projects.
I can give their contacts to you if you like.
Magazines here are not interested about natural birth and
thay are not advocates for that. actually most of the publishers and editors
have no idea about what naturalbirth is.
Translation is good for a start and I also use the
translations alot. But for the success we need our own stories. Good or
bad. I keep on collecting my stories and a bokk will be nice to publish
them.
These are all ı can write just now.
Best wishes too
Op.Dr.Hakan Çoker LCCE(Lamaze Certified Childbirth
Educator)---
Ametist Hamile Eğitimi hakancoker@dogaldog
www.dogaldogum.
Doğal Doğuma Destek ve Hazırlık Grubu http://health.
252 4135513/5422151473
----- Original Message -----
From: s_susam
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:58 PM
Subject: [naturalbirthturkey
] questions from a new member on how to contribute
Dear nbt
First of all, apologies for the length of this e-mail!
I am new to this group, although I have participated in Dr Coker's dogaldogum2008 more or less since its beginnings. I am Turkish but have lived abroad for more than 15 years now (England, Finland, now Scotland). I work as a senior lecturer in translation studies at the University of Edinburgh and was a translator in my earlier life. After the birth of my second child at home here in Edinburgh I also decided to become a doula, but the accreditation is a long process, so I'm taking it slowly, on top of my other commitments.
When I became a member of your group, I have gone through the previous correspondence, which indicates that there is a need for published material in relation to natural birth in Turkey; that this material should ideally address both the healthcare professionals and the parents-to-be; and that it might be translations but might also be texts written in Turkish.
As I am settled abroad and as I would very much like to contribute to your efforts, even though from far away, writing and/or translating seem to be the main options for me. Accordingly, could you please tell me your opinions on the following:
1. Which one would you consider more urgent and important: addressing the parents-to-be or the healthcare providers (I do not think that it is possible to address both at the same time)?
2. Which would be more effective: translations or texts written in Turkish? Or a combination of both?
3. Which outlet would be more effective: books or magazine articles? Or the WWW?
4. I see that there had been a suggestion to have a column in the Cosmopolitan publishing birth stories? Has this materialised in the end?
5. Would Kuraldisi be the main publisher which would be interested in a new project on natural birth in Turkey? If I manage to put together sth., whom do I need to contact there?
6. Are you aware of any projects that are currently going on in relation to published material?
7. In my heart of hearts, I would have loved to compile natural birth stories from Turkey and publish it in a short book (sth. along the lines of Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth, but more suitable for the conditions and readership in Turkey and with local birth stories), buttressed by brief statistics and accessible research articles. Do you think there is a need for such a book? In order to ensure Turkish women that birth is natural, that pain is not sth. to be afraid of but to be experienced, that there are ways to negotiate around your birth plan, etc.
Thank you very much in advance for all your feedback.
Best wishes
Sebnem Susam-Sarajeva
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