How's this for a woman-friendly Ob... (exaggeration)

[Rouge]

I can't see how that is going to get him any extra business. And I hate to disagree but I think he is arrogant, his tone is arrogant regardless of his opinions, and he is most definitely condescending.

I think he should rename it "What I think of natural birth" Instead of the article being under the guise of "Old Wives Tales" as I think I saw maybe 3 wives tales in there...

I feel bad also for women who might read that who didn't get the birth they had hoped for the first time and think he might be right based on their own situation. I could have easily been that person... Luckily for me I had "Unrealistic expectations, and pressure from 'friends' or 'well-meaning' relatives." And ironically I had PND with my medicalised birth but not my more natural one...

I still believe regardless of medical or natural birth, a woman should be allowed to choose what she wants, and not made to feel like an idiot or uneducated for her decision.

*hugs*
Cailin

[Rach75]

dont shoot me but besides his overall stance on water births I see nothing wrong with what he has written *ko ducking for cover now*

I particularly like this comment

I always prefer delivering the baby you want over the delivery you may have preferred.

[Smoke Jaguar]

Rach, that's what I meant about outcomes. But he confers too much power on himself...I like the midwives who insist that it is the mother who 'delivers' the baby
However, he negates the goodwill in that gesture by making people like me out to be some sort of misinformed deviant.
I'm just always glad now that my first experience was one shaped by instinct, and not by a traumatic previous experience, like so many women on here and that I know from elsewhere. Someone like him will, hopefully, never enter the equation in my birthing experiences.
Geez, I have a morbid curiosity to see what he thinks of my intentions to homebirth the next one...with only a midwife and possibly doula present!

[BellyBelly]

*bump*

Found an oldie moving things around! Still scary!!!