if more of them knew it themselves, we could revolutionize the epidural process and administer it to every passing doctor in the maternity ward while women calmly delivered their babies in peace.
I like this. It has Potential. *starts campaign*
Not to mention that if most women knew why mothers are made to lie down during labour (because Louis XIV wanted to see his mistress giving birth from behind a curtain, among other inane reasons) when upright and walking is statistically better, constant fetal monitoring (which even the inventor of the monitor says has no place in normal birth), IV drips, pitocin (to speed up a "slow" labour that isn't conforming to the hospital's Rules), and a thousand other things AND if they knew that planned homebirths have similar or better outcomes than hospital births, they'd think twice and then some about even going to the hospital in the first place. [/rant]
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Date: 2006-03-22 02:49 pm (UTC)I like this. It has Potential. *starts campaign*
Not to mention that if most women knew why mothers are made to lie down during labour (because Louis XIV wanted to see his mistress giving birth from behind a curtain, among other inane reasons) when upright and walking is statistically better, constant fetal monitoring (which even the inventor of the monitor says has no place in normal birth), IV drips, pitocin (to speed up a "slow" labour that isn't conforming to the hospital's Rules), and a thousand other things AND if they knew that planned homebirths have similar or better outcomes than hospital births, they'd think twice and then some about even going to the hospital in the first place. [/rant]