I just remembered why I don't participate in these forums.

Call me naive but I think having dissenting opinions and voicing them actually adds to the discussion.

If I want to hang out in a militant forum where opposing viewpoints aren't welcome then I can go hang out at MDC.

I couldn't agree more with the opinions expressed by Sass and Kuraiza in this thread. The constant push that women who don't chose midwife only birthing options are uninformed and giving in to the evil, male dominated medical industry is offensive.

I can't help but notice that any time a poster pushes a view that is in opposition to the prevailing wisdom of this forum they are jumped on by the "moderators" and "creator". There seems little impartiality and a considerable conflict of interests as the forum is established by the Belly Belly birthing centre. At first I thought this site was driven by a political line but I now realise it is driven by a corporate line. A forum is supposed to be a place where posters can battle out conflicting opinions, not a place that is dominated by the opinions of moderators and the sites creator. The fact that this forum is linked to a business demonstrates that vested interests are at work here.