I have to say I felt similarly annoyed at the guy who spoke of his wife at the NACE conference. He did have some wonderful things to say also but some of the stuff about his wifes c/s & PND etc. floored me also.
Jo Hunter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justine Caines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OzMid List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] C.section education to do or not to do? > > > I would like to know what everyone on the list thinks of the legal > > issues and the ethical issues around facilitating c.section preparation > > classes? > > Ah Julie > > What a dilemma. A very sad man spoke at the NACE Conf (father of 3 children > all c-sections) and he said in antenatal education men must be prepared for > a c-section because 1 in 4 women will have one and at the moment he's right. > The joke is only around 1 in 10 women really need one. I was personally > enraged by his comments he showed no understanding of unnecessary > intervention and had a wife at home who had had PND, while he spends 6 > months of the year travelling for work! Perhaps if he used his energy to > promote care that that supported women and families and developed trust he > would not have had to develop the Fathers brigade to try and appease the > guilt or whatever!! > > So I am glad I am not an educator. The challenge if I was one would be to > help women understand why 1 in 4 births are currently resulting in caesarean > section and at the same time why only 1 or so in 10 should! > > I have real admiration for women that have unnecessary intervention and look > back and recognise it and then change their future experiences, that takes > real courage and personal growth. Sadly so many just stay on the I had one > I've gotta have another treadmill!! > > > In solidarity > > Justine > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
