Comments on: Rethinking the nature of intervention in childbirth http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/ Growing confident & equipped families through childbirth education classes and labor doula services Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:52:01 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: admin http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-124 admin Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:12:07 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-124 I am so glad it all went okay in the end for you and DS. I am glad it affirmed what happened in your situation. Please share the link if you think it will help others being discerning. I know so many women including me with my first that didn't know these things and could have benefited. I am so glad it all went okay in the end for you and DS. I am glad it affirmed what happened in your situation. Please share the link if you think it will help others being discerning. I know so many women including me with my first that didn’t know these things and could have benefited.

]]> By: Laura http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Laura Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:40:19 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-123 Oh, I wish I had seen this list before I delivered my first! They pulled the "going into surgery" on me re the anesthesiologist right when I was in enough pain to be doing things minute-to-minute in terms of enduring. I took the epidural. I wish I had not. Not the only one from the list that I identify with, but the one that upsets me the most. DS and I came through decently, but I think it would have gone better had I ignored the "hint". Oh, I wish I had seen this list before I delivered my first! They pulled the “going into surgery” on me re the anesthesiologist right when I was in enough pain to be doing things minute-to-minute in terms of enduring. I took the epidural. I wish I had not.

Not the only one from the list that I identify with, but the one that upsets me the most. DS and I came through decently, but I think it would have gone better had I ignored the “hint”.

]]> By: Marissa http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Marissa Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:17:37 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-120 This is great! Thank you so much for posting! I will definitely be sharing! This is great! Thank you so much for posting! I will definitely be sharing!

]]> By: Kiki http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Kiki Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:38:27 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-119 The gown is a great one. One minute a mother in labor, the next a patient. I like the wheelchair too. Sit in the wheelchair, to be wheeled to where you need to go, despite having probably just walked from your house, to your car, then from the car into the hospital. Good stuff! The gown is a great one. One minute a mother in labor, the next a patient.

I like the wheelchair too. Sit in the wheelchair, to be wheeled to where you need to go, despite having probably just walked from your house, to your car, then from the car into the hospital.

Good stuff!

]]> By: admin http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-117 admin Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:41:02 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-117 Share it... Share it a lot. Share it… Share it a lot.

]]> By: Chanda http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Chanda Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:05:25 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-115 Thanks for such a great list. I'm sharing this. The question is -- how do we get this on the radar of those who need it most... Thanks for such a great list. I’m sharing this. The question is — how do we get this on the radar of those who need it most…

]]> By: JudyC http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-114 JudyC Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:38:03 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-114 Desirre. As an Australian midwife who has been learning more of the American way of birth and becoming more horrified as I go, you have written a great list. My only comment is the vaginal examinations. I would not say that admission and feeling pushy are a clinical indication for an exam. I and my collegues prefer to palpate the head, look at her body language and listen to her story to get some idea of where she is at. If it then seems to be going on too long then we may check. Also with feeling pushy, in most cases, when a woman can't help pushing, it is the right time. I no obvious progress in a little while, then check. I hope you and all your likeminded friends continue with the good work in trying to change a sick system. Desirre. As an Australian midwife who has been learning more of the American way of birth and becoming more horrified as I go, you have written a great list.
My only comment is the vaginal examinations. I would not say that admission and feeling pushy are a clinical indication for an exam. I and my collegues prefer to palpate the head, look at her body language and listen to her story to get some idea of where she is at. If it then seems to be going on too long then we may check. Also with feeling pushy, in most cases, when a woman can’t help pushing, it is the right time. I no obvious progress in a little while, then check.
I hope you and all your likeminded friends continue with the good work in trying to change a sick system.

]]> By: Dionna @ Code Name: Mama http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Dionna @ Code Name: Mama Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:17:47 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-113 I love this list, these things are so obvious (and so ignored/culturally accepted). They are all reasons we birthed at a Birth Center (not associated w/a hospital) for our son and will have a homebirth if we get pregnant again. I love this list, these things are so obvious (and so ignored/culturally accepted). They are all reasons we birthed at a Birth Center (not associated w/a hospital) for our son and will have a homebirth if we get pregnant again.

]]> By: Birth In Joy http://prepforbirth.com/2010/01/16/rethinking-the-nature-of-intervention-in-childbirth/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Birth In Joy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:38:10 +0000 http://prepforbirth.com/?p=932#comment-112 This is great, Des. Bookmarking this one. This is great, Des. Bookmarking this one.

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