Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: Please explain? re caesarean section segment

[Marilyn Kleidon]

Excellent letter jayne.   marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: jayne To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 8:06 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] FW: Please explain? re caesarean section segment   Well, I�ve given it a go and sorry if I�ve pinched anybody�s lines  but in the end what matters is that as many of us as possible tell them that it wasn�t acceptable. From: jayne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2004 1:03 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Please explain? re caesarean section segment   Dear Liz,   I watched the 60 minutes report on birth via caesarean section �v- nature�s way with at first, great interest and as the story unfolded, with dismay.  Great dismay that it was a very biased report. Justine Cairnes mentioned evidence supported that natural birth was the safest for mother and baby but your report failed to give it any coverage.  Why did you not interview an expert on �natural� birth � a midwife?  I noticed you took the very glamorous Tracey Curro and let her run wild with her absurd claim �compelling medical reasons why it was a good thing� (caesarean section) � namely �preservation of the pelvic floor�.   Pelvic floor dysfunction is and can be a condition for any group of women, whether they have birthed a baby through their vagina or not.  For the benefit of any women out there now assuming that they must have a caesarean section to preserve their pelvic floor, PLEASE EXPLAIN?  By the way, I�ve birthed 3 children naturally and my pelvic floor function is 100%.  Perhaps Tracey�s obstetrician failed to mention to her the benefit of pelvic floor exercises? As for Dr David Molloy, and his comment on hysterectomies and the average birth rate of 1.7 - does he mean it is okay to remove women�s uteruses as a result?  I wonder if he wouldn�t mind his scrotum being removed after he has completed his 1.7 children.   I also felt it was really a low blow to feature Vanessa Gorman.  Did I miss where you mentioned that babies die during and as a result of caesarean sections as well?  This was just sensationalism journalism at its best.   Yours sincerely,