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Re: Birth PlansFrom: Deborah wage (wagedj@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu)Mon Jun 23 15:06:21 1997
Robert Radniche writes:
... Most women who present
> > with a list of birth options have the same topics. Usually they are I have seen and aided in the creation of many birth plans. Never once have I viewed a patients request as mindless or petty. Your observation, I'm afraid, has the distinctful ring of a patriarchal and invalidating position. As the provider of my patients AP and IP care, I view their 'birth plan' as an opportunity to give back some control. A woman in control of her birth, through knowledge and sound advise, stands a much better chance of a "pleasant and uncomplicated experience". "You are assisting at someone else's birth. Do good without show or fuss. Facilitate what is happening rather than what you think ought to be happening. If you must take the lead, LEAD SO THE MOTHER IS HELPED, YET STILL FREE AND IN CHARGE. Whan the baby is born, the mother will rightly say: We did it ourselves!" From the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tsu (450 BC) Science without wisdom is folly.
-- Deborah Wage, FNP, NM
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