Re: PhD research on the medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth

[Justine Caines]

Title: Re: PhD research on the medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth

These are not necessarily ignorant women either, they are educated, articulate women.

Monica and all

I understand what you mean that women screaming the loudest for the epidural have high levels of education in a general sense (ie high school, uni etc).  What is missing is unbiased information and support about birth.

As we all know there has been a 70% increase in the number of preventable maternal deaths (with C/S a major factor).  Yet still out there so very many women believe C/S to be the safer option (I know a woman who elected  a C/S so as not to get burst facial capilaries from pushing!! - does this even happen??) and yet she went hysterical when her husband sprayed fly spray in an adjacent room when she was pregnant!  Her ‘education’, post graduate level; her information education and support around birth, mainstream fear and control and down right lies about the safety of her ‘choice’.

As a post graduate educated woman I am seemingly part of a very small (yet lovely) clique of women that believe in their bodies and babies to get on with it and birth beautifully.  So until the truth gets out (and I know lots of us continue to put it there) women are NOT really educated or informed about their beautiful bodies and birth.


In solidarity

Justine Caines