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Frustration well placed!
I am so cross that when i was searching looking, anting, needing
alternatives - there were none presented to me. I was railroaded
into the system like so many others.
Regards
Rhonda.
-------Original Message-------
Date: Friday, August
30, 2002 23:16:12
Subject: [ozmidwifery]
a rock and a hard place
I know that some of you will read what I am
about to say in the wrong context: so I am just going to flag it with I AM
PRO NATURAL BIRTH AND DON'T AGREE WITH ELECTIVE CS WITHOUT GOOD
CAUSE!
BUT! at the moment I am seeing how dam
hard it is to try and achieve a natural vaginal birth in the current
system. For most women , the horrors of 'natural' child birth - you
know the ones...inductions, epidurals, cuts tears and so forth...being
confined to a bed and being scarred to death- are simply
unavoidable. I am tempted to write 10 reasons why you should have a
cs...all ten will be "cause you have buckleys chance of having a natural
birth in the current system and even less likely to access midwifery
led care, cause it seems to be for an allusive 'low risk' selection of
women...most of us don't class as 'low risk' cause we are too tall, or
have a potential problem."
the discussion recently was why women choose
elective cs...for most women, look at the choice? Be subjected to
all the wonders of medical science to end with having a cs anyway?
BRING ON NMAP! We need to let women
know that there IS an alternative to the medical model of butchery..opps I
meant care!
Sorry everyone, I am just absolutely beside
myself with frustration at the current system And it seem that SA is
going to be setting a new standard of authoritarian care with the new
'perinatal protocols' that is proving to show that all women who have a
uterus is considered high risk. Birth Centres it seems will end up
as coat closets for all they will be 'allowed' to take.
We need to get nmap up and
happening!!!
I am going to go and take a DEEP breath
and restore my faith by listening to some of the wonderful stories of
natural births that you wonderful women share on this list. If
anyone wants to tell me more about some beautiful birth, please do
so!!!! I need the encouragement!
ranting and raving, venting and needing
faith,
J
Jo Bainbridge
founding member CARES
SA
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone:
08 8388 6918
birth with trust, faith & love...
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