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    s361768 Guest

    NB. Have edited my post to make sense and added a couple of points...apologies

    You don't need to apologise, I can see the logic in what you are trying to say.

    I can see that medicine is needed in the birth process in some instances, and women that do become ill during pregnancy or birth are very lucky to have access to this.

    However I don't agree with doctor/hospital philosophy re. pregnancy and birth. They want to intervene too quickly to prevent litigation etc, [before giving the mother a chance to let her body do what it is designed to do] SO it is more about them than the [safety of] mother or baby.

    Also remember doctors make mistakes (they are human) and that is what they pay insurance for.

    It is political. And women are really not getting the options/quality of care they SHOULD have a right to during their reproductive lives, that is what sucks. Polititions should be investing more in the health and wellbeing of mothers as we are the ones birthing the future human capital of this country (I like to think of it that way)
    Last edited by s361768; January 13th, 2008 at 07:11 PM.

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