Homebirth debate on 7pm Project tonight

[Schmickers]

LOL, 7PM project is a comedy news show. I wouldn't expect much in the way of serious debate anyway...

[PumpkinZulu]

Exactly.

[Fleur]

Yeah but like I said in the other thread- where's the other side of the argument?
I really hoped they would at least have two sides to the 'debate' (uh, don't you have to have two sides for it to even be called a debate? )
Where are the pro-homebirther's voices?????????

[allycat06]

*sigh* Would've been nice to have Justine Caines or the like on. If anyone can present an articulate argument as to why homebirth is safe it's her.

[PollyA]

I just jumped on insenced to e-mail 7pm project and check here for comments.
No matter what the argument or which side you fall it is bad journalism to present a story by saying its controversial and proceed to present a very biased, one sided patronising piece.
I take your point Schmickers that its a comedy news show, but the truth is loads of people watch it as a palateble way of keeping up to date.
They often deal with important issues.
I hope they give a right of reply to someone who can point out that the "evidence" quoted by Mr "doctor-knows-best" RANZCOG is flawed and that the kind of home births that are mainstream in many developed countries (including the UK where the NHS supports homebirth), that is low risk, healthy women are actually supported by the evidence,
Aaarrggh!
I am ashamed to identify as a doctor after hearing such patronising views presented. In Ina Mays Spiritual Midwifery there is a doctor who decides that her MD stands for midwife in disguise. We're not MDs in AUstralia but I think thats me too. It is this issue that will be the other thing that sends me to NZ should we have an Abbott prime ministership. Its a scary prospect to practice obstetrics (the way it should be practiced) in this country at the moment.