Every woman should read this

I get a lot of flack for the natural-birth option that I prefer. I get a lot of rolled eyes. I have had an OB/GYN tell me I was negligent, uninformed, and STUPID for wanting unmedicated labor and delivery.

Please, please, please read THIS and pass it on to other mothers and family. Please?

My own mother experienced a birth where her OB/GYN told her, afterward, that HE would not have been able to save her life. He told her very clearly if he had been attending her, due to procedures and the unforeseen circumstances, she would have died. Who saved her? Midwives.

Ask midwives at birthing centers what the mortality rate of their infants is...go ahead. Then ask your local hospital. Guess what? For NORMAL births, it's lower risk to go with the midwife.

I also recommend reading the book, "Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options...." It is an advocate for women, for birth itself, and gives great perspectives. It is NOT at "you must go natural" book, it actually lists all the positive choices for both hospital and midwives, medicated and unmedicated. A woman should know her options and go in to birth with her head on straight, knowing the experience she wants and getting it.

Stepping off the soap box....