I am one of the women who suffered a traumatic birth at the hands of an obstitrician. I was under a midwifery care unit in a hospital and I hadn't seen an ob until I was 42 weeks. From that point on it was all scare mongering and all my choices were taken away. I actually had to ask a midwife to stay with me during one scan at 42 weeks and help decipher what he said. She helped me understand that I had choices and didn't have to go along with everything the OB wanted. In the end the birth was still traumatic.

My second birth, I was at the same hospital. I wasn't allowed the midwifery care unit as I was considered "high risk", I still saw mainly midwives and had 2 Ob appointments before I hit 41 weeks. At 41 weeks the Ob told me I was going to have a still born for wanting to choose differently to what she wanted (repeat c/s) I insisted on proof of the stillborn theory & she backtracked and said that it would "likely be a still birth". Imagine telling that to a 41 week pregnant woman who was well read on birth choices. I was like a bull and refused to see her again. She made an appointment for an u/s to prove to me that I needed to have the baby straight away, luckily it showed I didn't need to and everyone was okay. I gave birth spontaneously 2 days later with no obstitricians around. Not one came to check on me until after and I needed some stitches. I didn't see one for 2 hours after birth. I only needed them because Jovie came out with a hand on her head, otherwise they would have been completely unnecessary. Only around to scare monger me.