Felicity
I have
deliberatley left replying until today so as not to reply in haste or
anger and to try and understand where you are coming
from....
Firstly I agree with you that women are not morons; but the reality for
many of us is that the women we work with are not always willing to do extensive
research into a form of care that is presented to them, and for some research
may just involve logging onto the internet and reading statements such as
Janets, I still believe that such a statment is too broad & could prove
problematic in such a situation. You are lucky if you work with women who read
research and make informed descisons because for many of us, our realities are
unfortuantely different and despite all the empowering in the world some
choose not to be like this. And I disagree with the accuracy of Janets
statement, as I am unable to find any literature that states that low liquor
means labour is imminent. And for some women, decreased liqour volume, when
present with other variables is indicative of an increased risk to the well
being of her baby.
In
hindsight I probably could have worded my post better- my dismissiveness related
to the fact that I was presented with an opinion based paper as evidence for
Janets statement, and yes opinion counts, but as a health professional I am also
required to provide women with eveidence based information. No disrespect was
directed at anyone. Yes I still believe that alittle knowledge can be
dangerous. A perfect example is the woman who has a normal
healthy fetus and decreased liqour .....is told by the doc that she must
have IOL because there is a risk to the baby...she asks no further
questions...presents for IOL which fails and she goes to CS, and has a PPH.. is
this not a case of alittle info being dangerous... am sure midwives
have countless such examples!
And in
regards to birthing womans innate wisdom well, again this is not always the case
unfortunately; as a woman presenting weekly from 32K, with various aches and
pains, in the hope that someone will suggest IOL because she is tired of being
pregnant is not being particulary wise. Not all woman have the wisdom or the
intuiton when it comes to their pregnancies and their bodies that you speak of.
In such a public forum I think we need to take into account all the women who
birth babies in this country...including those who are experiencing less than
normal pregnancies, and those too who choose not to inform themselves
adequately, or those who leave the choices up to others.
Lisa
PS my
apologies if I offended anyone for my use of the word
'management'................I obviously require further tuition in the art of
political correctedness.....
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