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Re: Sad but trueFrom: Natalie Melanson Martin (nmelanson@personainternet.com)Wed Feb 15 22:24:09 2006
Thank you for bringing up yet another form of discrimination: the childless female practitioner. Some of the comments that come to mind: usual question: "Do you have children?" me: "No" replies: 1) dead silence; 2) oh, then you don't know what it's all about, do you?; 3) Then you don't know how it is Actually, some other midwives have told me they find me particularly patient with my clients' complaints, saying that since they' ve had children, they have LESS patience for that sort of thing! I haven't yet come across someone who said they didn't want the midwife who doesn't have kids, though, but I can imagine it happening! Natalie Melanson, RM in Ontario, Canada
> ----- Original Message ----- One does not need to give birth to provide good obstetrical or midwifery care. In fact, I would venture a guess that all too often your own experiences with an easy or hard or complicated birth cloud the issue. Of the midwives in our area, one is a male, 6 of the females have not given birth, and only three of the female midwives have given birth. Guess whose "intervention" rates are highest. (give you a hint, it is not the male) Yep, its those midwives who gave birth themselves. Good topic for a research project. Fran Wilson CNM Kennewick, WA
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