Anna says,

<< Likewise, women get persuaded/tricked into having hospital births, when
 they know it isn't the right decision for them. >>

Oh, sort of like the OB that said to me when he found out I was having a home
birth (mind you, I worked as the MCH educator at that hospital), "Well, I
hope you hemorrhage, and I hope I'm in the ER when you are brought in."  And
the VP of nursing who called me AT HOME and told me that if I went through
with having this baby at home, that I could be well assured that I would
NEVER get a job in that hospital beyond what I was already doing.  (I had
foolishly thought that perhaps I wanted to be the director of MCH).

I had the baby at home, and the night of the birth there was a terrific
rainstorm.  A tree was hit by lightning and a huge branch fell on the VP's
car, effectively smushing it.

Justice was served.

Jan Barger, RN, MA< IBCLC

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