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Interestingly I
had a doula client last night tell me all the things that were of concern for
her with this (her first) birth…pain of contractions, pain for pushing
baby out and tearing….standard stuff really. The interesting thing however was we
were discussing the ways to minimize these things or ways to alleviate the
concerns and all things were midwifery
skills. She has chosen a private
OB. After a long discussion her
hubby questioned why they need an OB anyway? She wants to labour and hopefully birth
in water and the OB has said he doesn’t think water is safe but is
willing to let her try as long as she is closely monitored..? I agree that there is a great amount of
drama created by certain care providers (some midwives included), and that
women feed off this drama also.
Another client was given an episi at the last
minute because the mw could not detect a heart beat and the part of the birth
those clients recall and pass on to everyone is that their baby almost died. It was dramatic at the time because of
the way the situation was handled (heightened emotions and voices etc) but babe
came out pink and screaming…no drama at all really…just an amazing
birth. This woman also had fear of
tearing and I assured her that mw can offer support to the peri
and minimize tearing…what did the mw say? “There is nothing anyone can do,
if you are going to rip you will rip”...I could have slapped her! As a doula it is something I am unable
to do myself, but just knowing that there are things that can be done, it made
me really angry….even if they are placebo and they allow the woman to
relax then so be it! Grrr! Women should be told that midwives have skills that help them cope with
pain, help them minimize peri trauma, help baby find
the optimal positions and to come quicker (via active birth) and so forth. If they promote this then the women who
want natural births might stop to think before going to an OB who is NOT
skilled in these things. Just my 5
cents worth ;o) Jo -- -- |
- RE: [ozmidwifery] Dramatic women Dean & Jo
- RE: [ozmidwifery] Dramatic women Lieve Huybrechts
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Dramatic women Fiona Rumble
- Re: [ozmidwifery] Dramatic women Denise Hynd
