Sue wrote: " simply working as a birth support person or friend, has ended in official complaints.... for supporting women's choices which may challenge the obstetric opinion of the day....., they were very clear always that they understood the choices that they were making, there was no negative outcome, but a complaint still came my way!) This type of punitive attitude tends to quieten you as a support person - > it's about good patient bad patient or good support person bad support person, and those with the 'right' attitude may survive, and those who challenge or continue to challenge will be punished - and of course 'right' > attitudes means supporting the obstetric opinions, not your birthing family."
Sue, this happens to midwives in the West who, on transfer, become a support person. Even in a planned hospital birth, following all the rules, if there is a negative outcome, it is still the supporting midwife's fault. I guess it is all about challenging the ruling power by prefering a natural drug free birth if at all possible. M -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
