Hi Sue: I think you have captured the essence of what is going on. My head swims with reasons this has happened, but the truth is I have no idea. It does seem the idea of birthing anywhere but the fringe is fraught with fear. The options seem to be getting smaller and smaller.
marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Cookson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:30 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] High heads/ pain free ??? > Hi all, > Just following the drift. > High heads at term and pain in labour, c/section for breech, post dates... > Can't help being cynical. > > Sometimes when you drop in on this childbirth line, it seems that everything > that once was normal has now been medicalised, pulled apart, reduced both in > size and importance and made plainly unreachable by most women. What are > some of these parameters we use to judge normality with? > > What a long way we have stepped into fear and paranoia around childbirth in > such a short time. Even the last few years have seen a marked difference in > responses on this line, in my opinion. > > From a mother of 4 children born at home, including one double footlings > breech baby high at term, one to 44 weeks, one pain free childbirth (just a > lot of laughing and mucous), and two not attended by anyone apart from > family. I guess I was lucky? > > The fringe (of normal birth) just gets smaller and smaller..... > > Sue Cookson > > > > -- > 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.
