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raymond - 2005-03-06 12:23:38 Amen, Laura. I was an unplanned home birth (I like to say that my parents didn't plan it but *I* did. There was no way I was going to come out in a bright, cold, sterile and unfamiliar place!) Interestingly enough I grew up to be a midwife who loves home births most of all (having practiced for many years in hospitals.) I've sent many women home in early labor who were worried they might not make it back to the hospital in time. I always told them..."the problem isn't when babies come quickly, the problem is when they won't come out at all." We're fooling ourselves if we think babies are safest when born in institutions. (I'll stop now since I could go on and on re this subject.) * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-06 17:58:15 Raymond: how scary to have no gas to get to the hospital. I can't say I don't wonder (without meaning to pry) how your mother made it there safely.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-06 18:04:00 Welcome to the blog, Kate. I'm glad you came by and added your thoughts. Well, it looks as though you and I have the same thoughts on home births vs. hospital births. I don't have any children. If I were pregnant, however, the last place I'd want to go is to a hospital. I have read about home births and water births and both seem much more preferable. So long as the midwife has a backup emergency medical plan just in case anything goes wrong, I think a home birth is much more preferable to the sterility of a hospital, the lack of dignity in being physically exposed in front of a bunch of strangers, and the immediate (and totally unnatural) separation of mom and baby. I'd love to hear some more of your thoughts on the subject from your experience.* * * * * * * * * * * * Kate - 2005-03-07 11:56:56 I usually didn't have the problem of nurses trying to take the baby right away because I don't immediately cut the umbilical cord. Many a time a nurse reached in to pick up the baby only to be met with surprise and me saying..."oops, still attached." To be fair, one can have a nice birth in hospitals but it is usually not *because* of the hospital but *despite* it. Birth in this country has been taken over by the good ol boys network and their fancy machines. It's a shame, really. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-07 12:55:02 Yes, it's been turned into a very clinical process, from my perspective. And one without privacy. At any rate.* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |