Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: ausfem-polnet Randomised controlled trial

[Marilyn Kleidon]

Also  a little off topic but some how related, at least to me: I can understand birth fear in families whose great grandmothers and grandmothers may have died in childbirth, then mother is saved by an emergency c/s and so daughter fears birth possibly electing to have a c/s. However what is starting to frighten me, as a mother of 3 twenty something women, is that my great great grandmother gave birth at home in Europe and Australia, Great grandmother gave birth to 8 live babies in the goldfields of Laura (near Cooktown ) and at the "springs" near Mareeba, Grandmother gave birth to 5 live babies at home in Mareeba (2 breeches and a transverse lie(my mum)), mum gave birth 2 one live baby (me) in hospital, and I have birthed my 3  live babies in birth centers so far for the last 140 yrs all vaginal births, prospects look good heh! Well 2 out of 3 of the female children of my first cousins (we have the SAME maternal grandmothers) have had c/s births. These children have been born in the last 7 to 20 years.  My cousins or my cousin's wives had vaginal births. Something foul is truly afoot. This just occurred to me last night. I haven't and wont share it with my daughters as they all are birth junkies like me and can't imagine birthing any other way but vaginally. But it is just a little strange to me!! Incidently there are no stories of any babies being born dead or injured to the grandmothers either.   marilyn     ----- Original Message ----- From: Jen Semple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 11:22 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] FW: ausfem-polnet Randomised controlled trial I know it's a little of topic, but I just wanted to respond to the scentence below...   While I personally can't imagine going back to work 2 YEARS after my babies are born (assuming I have the choice), I think it's really important that we don't judge individuals based on their choices.   One of the hardest things about birth politics for me is the polarisation... doctor vs. midwife, "natural" birth vs. elective caesar/epidural, etc.  It's so sad, cause we all want the same thing.... CHOICE (which women who want one-to-one midwifery care are being denied).   In solidarity (thanks Justine),   Jen (fancy thinking your priority is to go back to work 2 weeks after a baby is born! Gotta wonder what hormones were or were not working there) Yahoo! Personals - New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time!