I watched this documentary last night. I highly recommend it. You might rethink giving birth in a US hospital.
(One downside: You see Ricki Lake naked.)
I watched this documentary last night. I highly recommend it. You might rethink giving birth in a US hospital.
(One downside: You see Ricki Lake naked.)
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That … again… makes me kinda sick. The ricki lake part too…
Let me sing for a minute
“oh canada, my home and native land…”
Hi Matthew. New subscriber loving your work.
My wife is due any day now! Here in the UK we let nature take its course and you never even see a doctor unless there is a problem with the pregnancy (at least on the NHS). I got the impression from speaking to a few midwives that in America birth is much more regimented i.e. you go in on a certain date to have your baby usually with some kind of medical intervention i.e. a c-section or induction. Most of the women on our ante-natal classes were pretty jealous of your system.
Ricki Lake naked….is that a new form of contraceptive?
Three of my four children were born at home, attended by a midwife. I wouldn’t change a thing. Back in the day we thought the tide was turning back to a more natural informed view of birthing, but apparently not. Sad.
Thanks for sharing this; it is an indicting and thought provoking documentary that I think ALL expectant parents would be wise to view.
I am a childbirth educator; I prepare couples to embrace the beauty and process of birth through accurate information and a motivation to believe in choices, options and develop the ability to articulate such, especially when they give birth within a hospital setting. It is possible to have a hospital birth that is not medicalized, but it is becoming more and more difficult all the time.
Thanks for sharing this.