Thanks for the great thread Megan. I agree with you wholeheartedly. It's frightening how little people know about the biology of birth- ie - that the baby releases the hormones to stimulate labour when he/she is ready - hence the reason so many babies become distressed when artificially induced simply because they are 'overdue' - according to a scan taken by a machine to predict what is only an estimate at best anyway!!
Hopefully one day the tables will turn and more and more women will become educated and empowered enough to trust in their bodies and their babies, and find their voice - instead of blindly succumbing to what the system or a person in a white coat says to suit their agenda.

Glad to hear you were able to labour the way you wanted, if not the birth itself.
And congratulations on number 3!!!