Very interesting article Kelly, thanks so much for posting it.

Just a note though.....when my stepsister gave birth to her eldest child her pelvis actually 'seperated' which has left her with a lifetime of back-realted problems. Yes, her baby was too big, and although she expressed concern about this to her caregivers many times, nobody showed any interest. Until after the damage was done anyway! She was unable to care for her newborn on her own for the first two months. The ONLY thing she could do for him was BF, supporting him with many, many pillows. When pg with her second child, she wore a brace from 3 months, used crutches from 4 months, and if she needed to leave the house after 7 months, she had to be in a wheelchair. Very difficult with a toddler in tow! She elected to have a c-section 2nd time around, purely for psychological reasons. They would have loved to have a third child, but she was advised against it as her pelvic area had already suffered so much.

I am sure that this sort of thing is very uncommon, but it just goes to show that you can never be 'sure'. I am all for minimal intervention, but in my stepsister's case it would have saved her a lifetime of pain.