>Yes we all love to see natural, unmedicated, natural
>vaginal deliveries but there are times when a safe delivery in an
>appropriate tertiary centre leads to the optimal outcome for both mother
and
>baby.

Why do I feel like this is a patronizing statement? We may *love* to see it
but so many don't strive to see it, don't do much more than give it lip
service.  About once a month here I watch the news and hear of a mom who had
a baby that just couldn't *wait* for the ride to the hospital.  AND?????
Then the woman anchor usually makes some comment about "oh gosh and she had
that baby in her car with no epidural"  or "do the ambulance drivers
carrying epidural kits?"  "Oh how brave she was to be unmedicated"  We
aren't brave to birth without medication, we don't deserve the patronizing
statements that we get from women who choose not to birth our way, some say
it's because they "couldn't" (some c/s aside).  Now I better stop before I
get in trouble yet again.

Melisa
~*~*~*~*~
Counselor to women in the areas of breastfeeding,
midwifery, and other health matters.
www.nurturingmama.com

Mom to Harry who changed my life,
Jacob who changed my spirit, and
Elleanor who changed my soul.

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