Re: [ozmidwifery] Friend with breach baby...told CS only options.

[brendamanning]

Or the women could just try saying 'NO'  I don't consent to surgery, I will if needed, but not "just in case"..............   No consent, no surgery! Stay home with a capable MW for as long as possible & then go to the hospital ??   I'm cross with the oBs (not that you can't tell !! Won't even give them a capital for their title !!!)   BM     ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet Fraser To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Friend with breach baby...told CS only options. Hi Debbie, oddly enough I too know 2 women in exactly this position atm. The dangers of choosing a surgeon for the care of a perfectly normal pregnancy are becoming clear at this point. There's an OB at JHH that deigns to catch breech babies - Andrew Bisits (sp?) - so perhaps he's one to try. I can't imagine agreeing to major surgery, with it's attendant risks, but I also can't imagine trying to birth my baby with a bunch of cranky onlookers. Women are just plain screwed in this scenario and it drives me into a rage. I shall content myself with sharing the info on turning breech babies I seem to have been supplying on a daily basis this week.   One midwife’s collection of breech turning info. http://gentlebirth.org/Midwife/breechcl.html Attending a breech birth. http://gentlebirth.org/Midwife/breechbr.html Turning a breech. http://gentlebirth.org/Midwife/breechtn.html Book review on breech babies. http://www.midwiferytoday.com/reviews/breech.asp Ina May Gaskin on catching surprise breech babies! http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/3surprisebreeches.asp   Homeopathy to turn babies in utero. http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/turnbaby.asp   A great site on moving breech babies. http://www.spinningbabies.com A Natural Breech Birth - hospital http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBMarApr01p47.html More than you could ever hope for from the UK midwives (I love these women!) http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/breech.htm About 500 birth stories with clear descriptions. http://www.breechbabies.com/hospital_breech.htm   Here's our OFP thread on NP. http://www.forums.naturalparenting.com.au/showthread.php?t=4423&highlight=optimal+foetal I wonder if I know at least one of those women? All love and strength to her. J