Hi Esra --

Thanks so much for your message. I am very interested in attending the
congress, and will see if I can take time off from work to do so. My
Turkish is not perfect, but I will do my best!

What is the role of midwives here in Turkey? Are they employed by
hospitals, do they have private practices, or attend homebirths? Are
pregnant women eager to have midwives by their sides? My husband is
Turkish, and his family all seemed happy that I was having a midwife
attend my birth, but they thought I was insane to want to have a baby at
home. The attitude of one of my relatives, who is a pediatrician, was that
I was endangering my child's life because I was stubborn and foolish!

I am so ignorant of trends in childbirth here aside from the sense i get
that there are a lot of elective cesaereans performed. I would love to
learn more. Turkey has become my home, so if I am to do anything related
to birth, it will be here!

Thanks so much,
Siobhan

--- esra çömezoğlu <esracomezoglu@...> wrote:

> my name is Esra and I am mıdwıfe in ıstanbul
> and I'm dırector of mıdwıfey assocıatıon ın turkey.
> we have a congress ın 20-22 june at Harbiye Askeri Müze
> http://www.ebko2007.org/TR/ you can see the detaıls from thıs lınk.
>
>
>
> 2007/5/23, siobhanwilde <siobhanwilde@...>:
> >
> > my name is siobhan and i am really interested in natural birth and
> > in women having the right to the birth of their choice (whatever
> > that chioce may be). i have a two year old son who was born here in
> > istanbul with the help of jasmin. we tried to do the birth at home,
> > but 24 hours after my water had broken we ended up going to the
> > hospital. it was a great birth experience, though, because with
> > jasmin's help i was able to give birth in an upright position as i
> > had wished to do, with no epistiotomy or anaesthesia. she was also
> > important in fending off a lot of the standard procedures, such as
> > antibiotic eyedrops and hep b vaccination right after the birth.
> > anyway, i work during the week (out of necessity rather than choice)
> > so i am kind of busy, but i would love to do anything i can to help
> > promote natural birth and protect women's wishes for their births as
> > i contemplate the possibility of birthing again (not pregnant yet,
> > but thinking about it!)
> > i was especially excited to read of the possibility of a midwifery
> > conference here in istanbul. is that for real?
> > yours,
> > siobhan
> > p.s. - tamahine, i have some books on toddlers (since i am in the
> > same boat, butting heads with a little aries) that i could lend you.
> > email me!
> >
> >
> >
>




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