Dannii Minogue transfers to hospital...

[Kazbah]

Oi to your friend! I had a baby on the floor without pain relief on the weekend! In Australia! In a hospital!

Just shows how uneducated people get so scared at letting your body do what's best. Way to go RE!

[Alan]

There is no difference between this transfer and a person being transferred from a small hospital to a larger hospital. Doctors do this all the time and it is not a problem. Yet if a homebirth transfers to hospital then it is, apparently, a failure and a good reason not to birth at home.

[ShellyBean]

Aghhh!! Why can the media never present a balanced view of anything! This fiasco now has DH doubting our homebirth decision and I am not looking forward to trying to convince him again

[meow]

Aghhh!! Why can the media never present a balanced view of anything! This fiasco now has DH doubting our homebirth decision and I am not looking forward to trying to convince him again

Give him that stats link I posted for starters- refutes the exact claims that are being touted at the moment. And tell him not to read rag-trade rubbish before making decisions.

[ShellyBean]

Give him that stats link I posted for starters- refutes the exact claims that are being touted at the moment. And tell him not to read rag-trade rubbish before making decisions.

Lol, Thanks

[~Kaz~]

Y'know, there's actually a story/investigative jounalism angle on how this whole issue has been and continues to be misrepresented to the general public in Australia. Surely some of these so called journalists are actually breaching their own code of ethics? I wonder which media outlet/programme will be brave enough to do the story on their colleagues?

[meow]

Good point Kaz- maybe we should contact media watch too. The papers are just quoting the obs, but they're quoting incorrect information so it needs to be investigated.

[allycat06]

There is no difference between this transfer and a person being transferred from a small hospital to a larger hospital. Doctors do this all the time and it is not a problem. Yet if a homebirth transfers to hospital then it is, apparently, a failure and a good reason not to birth at home.

That is an excellent point Alan, never thought about it like that.

[RhiChiChi]

There is no difference between this transfer and a person being transferred from a small hospital to a larger hospital. Doctors do this all the time and it is not a problem. Yet if a homebirth transfers to hospital then it is, apparently, a failure and a good reason not to birth at home.

Exactly Alan! I commented and used the example of 'no different to being a private patient in a private hospital that doesn't have emergency facilities, you would be t'ferred to a public hospital if it is an emergency/warranted.'

[Tegam]

Sorry i dont have time to read all the replys but can someone tell me if its been released yet why she needed to transfer?

I hope she is still pro HB!

Congrats Dannii!

[Fleur]

Also there is something so very wrong with someone who thinks that kids would be asking for dinner or a partner asking about feeding the dogs, when a life changing, amazing event was happening in their family and their home. That might be a sad reflection of her relationships, or a poor attempt at humour.
So frustrating to portray something so beautiful in such a blah way.

My thoughts exactly.

Seems to me like some of the homebirth opponents think it's all about squatting on the loungeroom or kitchen floor with no doctor or plans for emergencies, & hoping for the best.
When in reality it is the homebirthing mothers who are going to be among the most educated and aware. You don't decide to homebirth without a lot of thought & consideration - how can they not understand this?

[Snacks]

The vice president of the NSW college of Midwives was invited to speak on ABC radio Sydney the other day. I was really impressed that they chose a professional actually experienced in HB to comment. There were some great calls - people who shared how valuable HB is, but there were a couple of nutjobs too of course. Here's what upsets me the most about some of the media's and some of the public's assertions about HB:
1. That IM's are somehow not medical professionals. (I think this has already been well-covered in this thread!)
2. The assertion that women who choose to birth at home are somehow selfish. Everyone is up in arms because they are putting their own 'silly' needs before that of their child. Besides being outright incorrect, I find this intensely hypocritical. Do we criticise mothers for choosing to have analgesia/epidurals during their labours? Not likely. We trust mothers to weigh up the risks of analgesia to their babies versus the benefit to themselves. And so we should! It's a woman's choice and I think that's very widely recognised. Why can we not allow mothers the same choice in where they birth?

[MusicLover83]

We may never know why she transferred, and I guess it isn't anyone else's business.

If anything, stories like her's just renews my faith in the homebirthing process. That it does work. Transfers do happen from time to time. And no midwife is so gung-ho to see anyone have a homebirth that they won't transfer if the need arises. Just my thoughts.