activism

[Macha McDonald]

Title: Re: Calculating savings from midwife led care

I’d love to start a natural birth and child care movement where I live!!!  They may stop delivering at our local hospital (Cobram) because the obs cant afford the leap in insurance.  I wander if people resorted to our many midwifes, they could still deliver here.  The problem is information.  I liken my learning of birth options to picking subjects in my final years of school.  “You have 10 minutes to submit your subject requests”.  Essentially, 10 minutes to decide what you want to do with the rest of your life.  The GP said to me when I found out I was preg, “Which hospital will you deliver in”.  Hold on.  I haven’t even come to terms with being preg yet.  So, I picked the nearest womens and childrens.  And I regret it so much.  I wish I had said, I’ll tell you in the next visit.  I thought I was expected to  decide then and there.  Unfortunatly, this is how many women are learning about birth options.  Going through awful invasive experiences before they learn that they have choices. Regards, Macha.