Re: CNMs and Water Births

From: Dr Eberhard W Lisse (el@lisse.NA)
Sat Nov 4 00:42:57 2000


Ginny,

At 14:07 03.11.00 -0600, ginny lee BSN, GNM wrote: > >Does the Nursing or Midwifery Board prescribe having delivered as a
> >prerequisite to registration as a Nurse Midwife in your state?
>
>Nope, of course not. I didn't mean to imply that you couldn't empathize
>with a laboring woman because you hadn't experienced labor...

So then don't post such a nonsense, please.

>simply trying to give you an idea why a woman would choose to labor in the
>water, since you stated that personally you didn't understand why anyone
>would want to.

I have worked in a large baby factory for some years, and under difficult circumstances, I have now worked in two German hospitals that seem to be average with regards to practice, all my colleagues tell me so, at least and I have delivered a few babies in the pool.

I think I know, from personal experience, what I am talking about.

There is nothing wrong with doing relaxation baths and the like. This is really good stuff.

But to deliver in the pool? This is purely en vogue.

[...]

>(who does own several pairs of Birkenstocks, but whose bathtub was too
>small to labor in)

I have been wearing Birkies for 30 years now, myself :-)-O

el





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