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AUSER on 7/9/2005 3:53:24 PM |
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childbirth education in Slovakia |
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Dear Ms.Goer,
It has been a little over a month since I first met you at your presentation in Charlottesville - I was that girl from Slovakia whom you talked about your trip to Prague and success with Czech translation of your book. I m currently in Slovakia and was wondering whether there is a way I can make my first modest contribution to childbirth awareness or even first steps towards change in the hospitals.
I m ICEA certified instructor and recently started to teach at UVA hospital as we moved here, but I have taught at various location, including Slovakia and Germany and I love it! I have MPH degree in public health from TX and another graduate teaching degree in biology from SLovakia.
While in SLovakia, my initial thoughts about the needs here areI
a, train childbirth instructors to give informed choices to childbearing families - these should first be midwives I think , then it can extend further
b, conduct informative workshops for OB-GYNs and nurses about current trends in childbirth preparation based on the compiled data
c, conduct original data collection on what is the situation here really like in hospitals
I realize these are all huge projects, but is there anything you feel I could be useful here for? I have had couple of articles published here in Slovak magazine for women about childbirth, but that s truly just a tiny contribution and I wish I could do more.
Best regards from Slovakia, and thank you for inspiring my mind with your book and words,
Sylvia Metzger
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