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?
Last edited by Snacks; July 14th, 2010 at 11:59 PM.
: Forgot to say what she's vice president of! LOL!
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