Dear Friends:
 
Jennifer's eloquent post reminds me of the paradox in childbirth education.  
In my City, the focus was on empowering the mother. 
 
Ha!
 
Every childbirth education film that was used started with the disclaimer  
"This film is not to substitute for medical advice."  So how can we empower  
women when we ourselves are powerless? One must speak truth to power!
 
warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral  therapy practitioner
_www.myspace.com/adonicalee  

 
In a message dated 3/25/2008 12:05:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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but so  far, we have played their game and the victims are mothers, babies, 
our  profession and any other profession that is holistic-minded. Medicalizing  
mothering is a failed experiment--I would like to see it end now. If we  
continue to believe that the only way to get there is to behave like servants  of 
the medical model, we will be completely bound and gagged--useless  
window-dressing at  best.

_ (http://www.myspace/adonicalee) 



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