Yes but by making informed choices it can pan out better than wait and see. If you want a natural birth (the majority do) but choose private hospitals and obs, well you have chosen something that is most likely to land you intervention and c/s. And most of those women think they are getting continuity of care so don't bother with doulas or any other experienced labour support, then they realise that their Ob only comes to check on you once if at all, to catch the baby or for complications. Who helps you keep on track with your labour? Your partner who has never seen birth/supported a woman before? The midwife who has 8-10 women to care for at the same time and has to write so many notes she can't hold your hand? We have one of the highest c/s rates in the world, higher than the US - you cannot wait and see and expect a natural birth unless you fluke it.

No matter what your persuasion is, I would love to hear your opinions AFTER watching the Business of Being Born. If you watch it and remain unchanged, good on you. But if you don't then great too.

I don't mind if you disagree with me natty - thats fine. You are disagreeing with lots of people, not just me In fact Obs in the BOBB too! One well known US Ob who actually says, 'Midwives actually do a better job than we do at the normal births. We aren't excited at normal birth... etc' and he wasn't alone. Everyone who hasn't - see it - I dare you Then lets have a pow wow