I agree that there is a lot of problems with the commercial birthing industry, as it has unfortunately become.
However I truely believe that Australia has a long way to go before it gets even close to the way America treats their next generation.
After having three children in three different states, one of which was 10 weeks prem, I have seen a lot of the quality of care given to both mother and child and I have yet to come across any care as bad as what is obviously now happening elsewhere in the world.
We complain about the quality of care in Australia so often but can we really say that the problems we mention are the norm or merely, and hopefully, random incidents that should be dealt with one by one rather than saying they are happening everywhere, all the time like it seems in the states and possibly the uk.
I for one can say that my prem baby got the very best of care from both the Geelong hospital and the Mercy hospital in Melbourne. Credit where credit is due however and the Geelong hospital did above and beyond their very best and I now have a very happy and health one year old on Saturaday the 3rd. Happy birthday Willow!!! She made it.!!
Raven