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Re: to mary.Re: 16 year old soon to be mother, seeks truth of natral child birth
From: Rachael (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 1 Mar 2000 14:29:56 -0600 (CST)
My daughter would have died without IMMEDIATE Level III NICU care after
her birth. Even transport from home or other hospital, all the doctors
agreed, would have at least led to brain damage if not death. So as you
might imagine, I would never want to take a risk like having a
homebirth. In my area, there are wonderful hospitals, with birthing
suites that put my master bedroom to shame, wonderful nurses, and very
competent doctors and midwives. I'll be having all my babies at a
hospital! Sure, in a perfect world, having your baby at home would be
wonderful, but there are literally hundreds if not thousands of
complications that arise during childbirth. And I wouldn't trade my
daughter's life for any comfort or desire on my part.
Just thought I'd add something from a mommy who almost lost her precious
baby only hours after birth. She's 16 months now, healthy, climbing on
everything, and talking up a storm!!
At Wed, 1 Mar 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>At the risk of being flamed, I believe that women do have the right to
>choose where to give birth but that the best choice for safety reasons
>is the hospital or hospital-birthing center. Every day I put my two
>young children in car seats (properly installed with teather straps)
>because of the possiblity of an accident. I don't plan to have an
>accident and in 16 years of driving have not had one but just in case I
>put them in their seats. Just like the car seats I think that the back
>up should be available just in case complications arise during
>childbirth. I believe we should put our energies towards making the
>hospital a place that we would want to deliver our children in. That
>means getting midwives as part of the team, stoping unecessary
>monitoring, ivs, inductions etc. etc.. We should fight to make the
>hospital both a safe and welcoming environment. The best way to change
>the system is not to retreat into our homes but rather educate ourselves
>and demand from our healthcare providers what we want. I have done this
>and had two good natural hospital births. But I can tell you it took
>alot of research, visiting hospitals, interviewing doctors to make it
>happen (by the way there were some complications with one of my
>deliveries after a normal healthy pregnancy and labor). Well enough of
>a soap box, thats just my two cents,
>Nancy
>
>At Wed, 1 Mar 2000, C Twisdale RN wrote:
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>>Funny that there are so many issues and regulations to delivering a
>>baby, and no stipulations on making a baby. Women have been having
>>babies for many years, many women successfully deliver at home, or birth
>>centers every day. I would have loved to have had a midwife deliver my
>>2 girls!
>>
>>At Wed, 1 Mar 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>
>>> Parents
>>>>are responsible for their babies' lives every day after they take them home
>>>>from the hospital - why not start a day or two sooner and be responsible for
>>>>the birth as well - without being chastized?
>>>>
>>>>IMHO, women should have the right to freely chose where and how they birth
>>>>their babies.
>>>>
>>>i totally agree with you. and they should have the right to be
>>>completely informed about all their options and all the chlices the
>>>doctors and hospitals make for them. i have no problem with hospital
>>>birth when it is needed and when the couple has informed choice. there
>>>ARE times when hospital is the best place and there ARE couples who will
>>>be moe comfortable birthing in a hospital.
>>>
>>>but, like you i believe we all have the right to choose where and how
>>>our babies are born.
>>>
>>>nemaste,
>>>vicki
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