<<When was this written? I was in nursing school 28 years ago, work in an
LDRP
unit now, and have never seen a baby turned upside down or held by it's
feet
after delivery.>>

My daughter was held by the head nurse, upside down by her feet, to measure
her length, despite my very loud objections. She weighed 10 1/2 pounds, and
I was furious. I was told, "This is how we do it." My daughter is now 7
years old.

<< Have you seen a hospital birth lately?>>

I have. Quite a few, actually. Most of my Student Nurse experiences served
me to reinforce what I believed to be true (as one of those "radical
childbirth instructors" as well as doula).

Regarding baby pain, an interesting read I found is:

Do we still hurt newborn babies? A prospective study on precedural pain and
analgesia in neonates, (2003) Simons, van Dijk, Anand, Roofthooft, van
Lingen and Tibboel. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 157:1058-1064
<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/ucl-usg040306.php>

Until the US removes itself from the bottom of the maternal/newborn
mortality pit, I will continue to question the practices suffered by the
newborns in the US. And as long as I have to work with frustrated
breastfeeding mothers and babies, I will suspect their birth experiences.

Sincerely,

Heather "Sam" Doak

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