The World Health Organisation ???

Is this something new, or was this midwife sipmly blowing out of her a$$ like I felt about most of the stuff she was saying.

Ok some more info. Today I took my SIL for her 31 week birth centre appt. She was to go over her birth plan which we sat down for around 2 hours yesterday and went over.

Most of the things on there SIL got shot down for. She questioned why she wanted a natural third stage of labour and when Simone said that she felt it wasn't absolutely necessary she went on to say about how a first babies labour is much longer, she will bemore likely to bleed more afterwards. AND World Health Organisation actually recommends that women have this injection. Please tell me this is the load of cr@p I thought it was.

I did challenge this mdwife several times and I have no doubt that she did not like me at all. I'm sick of people being ill informed and only told 1 side, the negative side of what "could" happen.

What happened to empowering mums, Especially young, first time mums. I was shaking with temper in there and had to fight back my many arguements.

She also told SIL that if bub wasn't born by 41.3 weeks that she could not birth in the birthing centre and would have to go to the normal labour ward. She changed her dates forward by 9 days. Meaning that of course, waht chance has she got of this bub coming early enough for them not to induce her. When I said baby will come when it is ready. She was quick to say, Or when we decide it's ready !! I said that she could refuse the induction and agree to regular scans and check ups, She then told SIL that she would have to sign a form saying that she is aware of the "dangers" and she would not have a leg to stand on if someting went wrong. WTF !!!

Kelly, I so wish you were there with us too. I could imagine you would voice up abit more.

At the end of the day I can only say so much. Afterall it's not my body or baby. One thing is for certain. If I ever have another baby, there is no way in hell I'm going through the hospital system again!!!