Well said! Failure to progress. Oft named as a reason for cesarean. Oft mentioned to the supine mom in the hospital as she is encouraged to get her epidural and “relax”. By the naysayers in the natural birth community, it is often renamed, Failure to be Patient or just, “Doc must leave to make […]
“Why wouldn’t you hire a doula?”
“It can also be comforting to both the father and mother to know that they have an ally, someone who helps birthing families often, a woman who can help them get more of the kind of birth they are hoping for…. ….Frequently, couples state that they were much more satisfied with the births in which […]
Birth Is No Reason to Go to Hospital, Review Suggests ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012)
"…the U.S. is consistently ineligible for placing within the top twenty countries. There are many countries in which it is safer to give birth to babies than here in the United States. (Population Reference Bureau 1996) Could the failure that United States obstetrics is experiencing actually (and ironically) have to do with the technology […]
