----- Original Message ----- From: "Belinda Maier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Hypnobirthing
> My concern is and always has been that any therapy asserted as being the > answer to what women need for a 'good' birth confines the needs and > experiecnes of women. Do women really need to have a hypno birth use > acupuncture, aromatherapy or epiducral? Maybe where women are at the time of > their lives impacts on the effectiveness of any therapy used . This is the > journey of birth it is not just the actual experience of birth although that > is important, but the transition through pregnancy and life are just as > essential and women need support and freedom to explore their own needs not > what their carer is into at the time. Birthing in a space that enables a > sense of freedom, stregth and security while being cared for is in my > experience the most essential aspect for a 'good' birth. Many women in this > atmosphere do find a head space to 'hypnobirth'. However my concern is that > so many alternate therapies still give the idea that women need something to > enable them to birth well. Thsi is not a great deal dsifferent to medical > doctors who believe that epidurals enable women more control over pain. > Grantly Dick-read although with the best intentions was still confining > woimen into a type of behaviour to deal with birth. > Pain- In my study (PhD) so far womens fears are not all about pain, in fact > even though all the women strt with well of course its the pain - but - and > then go on to discuss everything they fear which is not about pain. So to me > arguments about women not viewing birth as pain excludes many women who > instantly think well of course its painful, as i found. However that is not > to say it was soemthign I couldnt manage or that was bad in any way. I > still found birth incredible and fantastic and yeah painful oin a very > unique way. And there is a lot more head work going on that women themselves > need to deal with. I am not saying alternate therapys are not good, they can > be fantastic however they cannot be postulated to being something that would > benefit all women or that women should try them. I am here for all women and > aim not to exclude thsoe who's head is in a place I am not. Dont get me > wrong, anything is better than drugs (in general ) in my opinion, but its > not about my prersonal belief, and it would be fantastic if women could be > aware of and offered access to alternate therapires if they choose them. > Just some of my jumbled thoiughts, Belinda > > > > > > > > > -- > 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.
