Re: [ozmidwifery] face presentation

[Nikki Macfarlane]

Perhaps mechanical delivery is not possible, but certainly a mother birthing a baby herself is possible even when the baby is presenting face first. There was an excellent photo diary on the web last year but was removed after a few weeks. I had printed off the photos and they are just beautiful. I guess when a person calls a birth a mechanical delivery they are not going to see many things that happen as nature intended, or is that just my bias?   Nikki Macfarlane www.childbirthinternational.com