I did get it the first time... maybe some emails get through to some people but not everyone?
At 12:29 PM +1000 6/7/06, Stephen & Felicity wrote: >Sending this to the list for the second time as it mysteriously disappeared. >>:o( >----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen & Felicity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> >Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 1:17 PM >Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Blood pressure... > >>"A little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing." >> >>Heidi, I'm shocked by this statement. I can only assume I misunderstood your >>stance; could you expand on this statement? >> >>Being well-informed is not about being scared or doubtful of the Hospital >>(and a Doula doesn't "put fear or doubt" into their clients); it's a basic >>human right, particularly for a birthing woman and her baby. Knowledge is >>never dangerous (it's NOT being informed that carries the danger); and if >>knowledge leads a woman to feel fearful of a course of action that is >>proposed for her, that is a GOOD thing - it's her intuition telling her that >>she isn't ok with it happening, and pushing her to seek other options. >>Co-operation with a Hospital and her careprovider is not the ultimate goal >>for a birthing woman. It should be the other way around. >> >>Women are not infants and they have a right to any and all information, and >>to their emotions - even if they include fear. Fear is natural in birth and >>it's good support and good practice that gets us through it effectively; not >>avoiding the feeling altogether. >> >>Careproviders might not interfere with women and birth for fun (although I've >>seen and heard of Obs that indicate differently - and even, rarely, >>Midwives), but the rates of intervention compared to the rates indicated as >>actually necessary show that they're not often intervening based on evidence, >>either. >> >>It's not the information and knowledge that scares women. It's the practices >>and the outcomes. To address the fear we don't need to withhold information >>so the women can birth in Hospital without fuss; we need to truly support >>women, foster open negotiation and respect, and keep pushing to change the >>practices that aren't evidence-based or in the best interests of women and >>their babies. -- Jo Bourne Virtual Artists Pty Ltd -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
