Many women actually feel safer having the baby at home, and midwives and
obstetricians believe that how the woman feels is just as important as hers and the baby's physical health.
My obstetrician believes our twins occurred naturally, as a result of my «advanced maternal age.»
Not exact matches
Rafael Cabrera, an
obstetrician and leader of the Yes to Life Movement, said: «We don't
believe a child should be destroyed under the pretext that a woman might die.»
I do not
believe it is the AMA's right or the ACOG's (American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists) right to tell a woman where she has to give birth.
The American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
believe that VBAC is a safe option for most women, even if they have had two prior cesareans with a certain type of incision.
I fully
believe in the wisdom and expertise of having a licensed care provider, whether
obstetrician or midwife, attend birth.
Kathryn Kohler, an
obstetrician - gynecologist in Laramie, WY, says she loves it when a father comes to prenatal visits, and
believes having him there early on is definitely a good idea.
I
believe this understanding could cause a revolution in the way birth is «done» — particularly in the Western world — that would create better birth experiences for moms and babies everywhere, even allowing better care for those who do need the specialized care that
obstetricians can offer.
We
believe the safest birthing environment for every baby, whether at home or in a hospital or birthing center, is with assistance from a midwife,
obstetrician, or another accredited birthing assistant.
If your
obstetrician doesn't ask you about your risks and you
believe that you might be, let him know that you think you may be at risk so that you can receive a proper referral to a perinatal psychiatrist or a therapist who specializes in reproductive mental health.
That's the equivalent of
obstetricians insisting that they are going to keep doing routine episiotomies because they
believe in them despite the scientific evidence showing harm.
So here's a similar question for you, d.tiersma: Can a person who
believes abortion should be legal also
believe that an
obstetrician (or other maternity care provider) should be held responsible for providing negligent care that leads to a preventable stillbirth?
We are supposed to
believe that
obstetricians (with 8 years of higher education, extensive study of science and statistics, and four additional years of hands on experience caring for pregnant women), the people who actually DO the research that represents the corpus of scientific evidence, are ignoring their own findings while NCB advocates (generally high school graduates with no background in college science or statistics, let alone advanced study of these subjects, and limited experience of caring for pregnant women), the people who NEVER do scientific research, are assiduously scouring the scientific literature, reading the main obstetric journals each month, and changing their practice based on the latest scientific evidence.
``... [T] heir train wreck or their disaster shows up at my doorstep and I become responsible for their irresponsibility,» said an Indiana - based
obstetrician, who
believes homebirth midwives do not practice an appropriate standard of care.
Julia
believes that the problem between
obstetricians and midwives is also exacerbated by how some midwives behave in a hospital setting, where they feel marginalized.
Drawing on her extensive review of the medical literature, Henci Goer, childbirth educator and award winning medical writer, will explain why pregnant women shouldn't
believe everything their
obstetrician tells them.
Despite what
obstetricians and their patients
believe, obstetrics is riddled with fallacies, fictions, and myths, and their own research proves it.