I also can understand Sharon's frustration, working in Manhattan with not a
single baby-friendly hospital in all the five boroughs of NY City and many
many clients for whom use of forceps & C-sections are the norm.  There are
some hospitals that see a very high volume of births where residents are
brought in to wonder at the rare woman who gets past all the interventions
with an unmedicated birth.  It is fairly common among the nursery school
moms where my son just finished going to school for women to talk about
their planned C-sections - usually following a first C-section.  VBAC is
not part of the vocabulary.

That having been said, in regards to the original article, I wish I were at
liberty to say more.  The part that I can talk about is that one of the
obstetricians mentioned is very much in favor of unmedicated deliveries and
often assists in deliveries at one of the birthing centers here in
Manhattan. As is typical of the press, the article was written with a
particular slant and left out a lot of information.

Best regards, Susan Burger, MHS, PhD, IBCLC

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