Hi Diane, If they are feeling bullied at all they should seriously consider videoing the birth, taking photos of CTG readouts and maybe even getting the husband to take in a dictophone recorder in his pocket. We took a digital camera that also takes short video footage (as memory allows) and videoed the moments just after Daniel was taken out without anyone knowing.
I know this sounds extreme but they will want evidence of bullying if things don't go well. We have just had a woman come to our local homebirth group who wanted a vaginal breech birth in hospital and she fought tooth and nail against the system and eventually got her way, but there was a lot of pressure and bullying along the way. She had a three hour labour and an easy birth but the doc still did an episiotomy without her consent! She is now going to tell her story to the media in the hopes that it will encourage other women to stand up for their basic right to a natural normal birth if things are going smoothely and there is not an evident need for intervention. Sometimes the only way to get a natural birth is to threaten to sue. Are you giving her birth support Diane? Hope this puts some fire in her belly.... Sending lots of empowerment vibes. Cheers, Cas. Cas, Wayne, Liam and Daniel McCullough [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.casmccullough.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Gardner Sent: Friday, 12 December 2003 9:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Thanks Just want to thank you all once again for your help with my twins mum. Up until Monday getting her relaxed for her HypnoBirthing classes was easy and she was so loking forward to a natural birth but then after visiting the Ob she was a mess. I sent her all the options you gave and she is much more relaxed and more than anything else it has reinforced the fact that she DOES have choices. Claire, the birth story on the UK site was really good and very positive. It is good to have sites like that to reference. It had some great links to other sites as well. Wouldn't it be good to have a register of really good sites to visit. That'd be a good job for one of you organised Virgos. Seriously though I only hope that they are strong enough to stand up for their rights because I think they thought they had been so violated and no choices. It was so sneaky that the Ob deliberately has avoided all discussion of the birth until my client AND her husband were determined to raise it on Monday. Anyway I will keep you informed on her progress and a VERY positive birth outcome. regards Diane -- 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.
