River, our ideals are not skewed. We choose to be informed and find out more BASED ON STUDIES, FACTS and EVIDENCE. Alot more than many women are realising they need to do.
Of course they are skewed. That's not a bad thing, it's just not indicative of the general population. Many people are informed, find out more based on studies, facts and evidence and come to the conclusion directly opposite to those formed with the members of this site. And that's okay too.

And yes, ideals are skewed on here. When you have a comment like this:
But its also very well known that deaths at birth prior to obstetric care were due to bad nutrition and that has also changed.
you realise that it is a very skewed POV. Deaths at births prior to obstetric care were not due to bad nutrition. This is not very well known at all. Even the WHO say that 10-15% of all births will REQUIRE a c-section to save the life of mother and/or baby. Nutrition is not an issue here. Birthing can be dangerous.

This means that 1-2 of EVERY 10 women will NEED a c-section. There would be a percentage also who would NEED an assisted delivery. This is a fact and figure that is undisputed. Doesn't matter how well nourished she is or how well informed she is.

Yes, birth is natural and our bodies are built for it, but it's still dangerous. It's dangerous in all animals (of which we are one).

My dog almost died during birth - good thing we rushed her to the vet for an emergency c-section - but the homebirth almost killed her, one of her puppies died from brain damage due to lack of oxygen. She couldn't feed her puppies so they were put straight on formula.

Happens all over the animal kingdom. It's no different for women. But with people it's not okay to casually accept a death as being part of the circle of life. We need to be more careful with people.


Anyway, I wasn't saying it was a bad thing, only that it was a thing .