|
Dear ALL
One of the interesting articles on InaMay's List is
about fear and control by Dutch proef of Obs
See
Denise Hynd
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For,
indeed, they are the only ones who ever have."
Margaret Mead
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 12:09
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Fw:
[BirthRage] controlling delivery pt 1
Thanks for this Abby,
Much of my research centers on
this very thing. I did interview many women who chose to birth through a
private institution with many choosing to be induced or have a caesarean
because of issues of control and fear. Whilst your reference is
demonstrating what is happening in America- Australia is demonstrating the
same patterns. There is even a term for fear of birth
"tokophobia". Beyond the many issues that reduce real choice for
pregnant and birthing women, this new trend is contributing to a real crisis
in childbirth practices in Australia. All I can say is thank God for
women who are passionate about caring for other women during pregnancy and
childbirth. All of the wonderful work that the women of this site do
does help!
Thank you for the article
Take
care
Alphia
At 11:26 AM 23/09/2004, you wrote:
Hi,
I know this is based
on America, but it seems, similiar attitudes are becoming more common here
too.
Love Abby
(P.S. There
are three parts to this.)
----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:03 AM
Subject:
[BirthRage] controlling delivery pt 1
" Controlling Delivery
"
Increasingly, U.S. women choose not to have a conventional
birth.
By John Pope
Of New Orleans Times Picayune
When
Marilyn Hamilton learned she was pregnant, she was happy - then afraid.
She would have no way of knowing when labor would start, how long it
would
last, how painful it would be and how much damage it might inflict
on her and her
child.
So she plans to delivery by Cesarean section,
even though at 21, she might be
considered healthy enough to withstand a
conventional labor and delivery when
she gives birth in January.
"
With the Cesarean section, you get a pretty good idea of when its going to
happen and how you're going to feel ," Hamilton said. " I've read up on
Cesarean sections and listened to the side effects, and I can handle
that "
Hamilton, of Slidell, La, is one of the growing number of
American women who
, doctors say, chose the procedure for a variety of
reasons :
* they want to schedule the birth so that they won't have to
endure long,
painful hours of labor.
* they are afraid of labor
pain
* they are anxious about possible complications of vaginal delivery,
such as
incontinence, the risk of infecting the baby and weakening the
muscles that
provide support for some organs.
" Over the last two or
three years, doctors are hearing more of these
requests, " said Dr.
Bruce Flamm of the University of California, Irvine, a
spokesman for the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. " We used to
think
that a Cesarean section with no medical reason is a silly idea. I'm not so
certain anymore....
" The oddest thing is that I dont know whether
anyone knows whether this is
a good or a bad trend . "
In a change
from their previous hard-line stance against using the
procesudre
without a medical reason, increasing numbers of doctors are acceding to
their patients' wishes.
Though the patient comes first, the doctor
clearly benefit from a scheduled
procedures. Even though a Cesarean
section is a major abdominal operation,
more women are delivering this
way. From 1989 to 2002, the latest statistics
available, the rate of
such births rose by nearly 15 percent, from 22.8 percent to
26.1
percent, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
[Non-text portions of this message have been
removed]
BirthRage webpage- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirthRage
Yahoo! Groups
Sponsor
ADVERTISEMENT
![click here]()
![[]]()
Yahoo! Groups Links
Alphia Possamai-Inesedy Ba (Hons.)
PhD.
Candidate
School of Applied and Human Sciences
Bankstown Campus,
University of Western Sydney
UWS Locked Bag 1797
South Penrith
Distribution Centre
NSW 1797 Australia
Phone: 02 97726628
Fax: 02
97726584
|
