Re: [ozmidwifery] Doctor dystocia

[Denise Hynd]

Dear Julie I think Doctor dystocia starts well before labour     Michel Odent says the origin of the word Obstetrician is To stand in front and block, control   Is the the same as Obstruct   Doctor dystocia begins with a community, a woman  giving control of birth a normal process   to a doctor   the primary education of doctors is pathology    So is it any wonder birth has become pathological and sadly the the apthology continues beyond birth .........................!!  Denise Hynd   "Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in action, for the sake of freedom for all women to choose exactly how and by whom, if by anyone, our bodies will be handled."   — Linda Hes ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Garratt To: Ozmidwifery Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:08 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Doctor dystocia Doctor dystocia... Definition, when the private obstetrician walks into the room, the baby can no longer fit through the pelvis!    Well that's what I feel after spending a shift in one of Adelaide's "best' private hospitals over the weekend. Their stats for the last 12 mths confirmed this, around a 50 to 55% caesarean rate every month and shockingly  35 % of the women left had either ventouse or forceps! Can someone please tell me why this is hapening? Lots of epidurals? are the doctors in a hurry?   No wonder ranzcog think childbirth is dangerous, in some places it really is! Time to do some media on the safety of obstetric care .?! Absolutely! I know that I'm preaching to the converted, buy I'm horrified that so many women think that this is the best care available. Julie, 3rd year BMid FUSA   No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 15/08/2005