OBs....what good are they really? Yes, yes, I realize that they have their place. But I am so sick of hearing their scare tactics on women which are just misleading and foster an environment of fear. All for whatever crazy agenda they have. Take Megan. She asked me to be her labor support person for her birth. Now, she is a VBAC, and yes, her first C-section was necessary. But her OB fills her with stats on the "risks" of uterine abruption for the vaginal birth while neglecting to give her any stats on the risks associated with C-sections. Instead he says to her "the risks in C-section are really only to the mother" as if that somehow makes it all better. I mean honestly! Oh, well, only she could die, so it's not really anything to concern oneself with. He says to her "I just want you to have the facts". Yea, except you only give her ONE set of "facts" without the other facts with which to make a true informed choice. Luckily Megan did some research and got the information herself, which support what everyone knows to be true...VBACs are WAY safer than a repeat C-section unless there is some underlying problem. Stupid OBs....they just piss me off.
Yes, that is my rant for today.
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And yeah. Filled with rage! I hate that it's such a fight for women to achieve the birth they want because doctors are too damned lazy to put the effort into caring for their patients. Cha-ching is pretty much all they hear when faced with a choice between a vaginal birth and a c-section.
Have you watched Ricki Lake's The Business Of Being Born? I haven't yet, but I heard you can view it for free by signing up for a trial period of netflix.
It's so good Megan has you for her support :) Personally, I always have more to think about and consider after coming away from a conversation with you, and it always opens up new doors to new thought with me.
Thanks Nat....honestly that is a real compliment.
Doctors seem to think that they own people, or that we should just be thankful for their expert opinion, without considering that we know a thing or do about our own bodies.
Way to go to you and your friend....
I would love love love to see the movie too... its been a big topic here in the doula group on line.... many are raving about it