I don’t know what to write about…
I’m lacking any motivation to get off my bum and into antenatal clinics to recruit women, which I need to do to get another 6 births for this year (!eek!). I’m lacking motivation in most things at the moment. My hip injury from my scooter accident has me feeling like I’m unable to move freely and it means I’m psychologically less than thrilled with the idea of going somewhere. I don’t want to let on that I’m in pain, so I keep going with work/chores/life, but the reality is that my back is constantly sore. Add to this that this is make my weight go up, and giving me lots of lovely body image issues which I’ve not had ever in my life, and it makes for an unhappy pumpkin. My physio cancelled today so I need to reschedule, and stick to what I’m told, so that I can progress to the gym and into pilates and so on.
Still doesn’t help me with follow-through women though, does it? Or getting assignments done before the due date, or anything else that I should do to make me less depressed. Things that do make me happy are few and far between at the moment, and I don’t know why this is. The extra sunshine is helping but I’m sick of being cold and want warmer weather as well. Though that’d mean I’d have to shave my legs 
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In exciting news, I got a "letter" from the Head of The School of Nursing and Midwifery today congratulating me on my amazing marks for first semester (I use the term loosely as it was not signed by her, which I think is kind of rude - really, it couldn’t have been *that* many to sign!). I want to get similar marks this semester too, so I should go study. I get frustrated with myself for not studying, but then I turn up to class and am the only one who raises her hand when asked if I’ve done the readings, or have the answers. So am I an overachiever, or just more open in admitting that I do the work?
Oh and the SMH has posted a fantastic article today, which I’ve also heard mention of on NewsRadio, ABC, and the mainstream media *spit* *spit* *hiss*:
Midwife centres as safe as hospitals, says study
Ruth Pollard: September 3, 2007
BABIES born in midwife-run birth centres had significantly lower death rates than those born in hospitals, an Australian study of more than 1 million births has found. Contradicting claims from doctors’ groups that birth centres increased the risk of the baby dying, the study of all births in Australia from 1999 until 2002 confirmed the centres provide care that is as safe, if not safer, as standard maternity units.
That’s what we like to hear!
