I know it's confronting — kinda like telling
people about childbirth before they have the baby — but I appreciate your honesty.
Not exact matches
Sometimes
people would like to take the 8 week Mindfulness - Based
Childbirth Education Class but are unable to do so for a variety of reasons, such as time, distance, finding out
about the class too late or schedule problems.
If you are concerned
about any aspect of your pregnancy or
childbirth it can really help to chat to other
people about it, such as your midwife, obstetrician, gp, friends or family.
I encourage you, when
people ask
about breastfeeding or
childbirth, to simply say «that's something personal that I'm not really interested in talking
about».
My hope as a doula and
childbirth educator is to give
people a starting point for learning
about the power and process of birth and the ability to advocate for themselves before, during and after the birth process.
Ina May has long been respected for advocating women's rights, as well as changing
people's perceptions
about natural
childbirth.
When you talk to
people about why they didn't go to
childbirth class, it tends to fall into one of these myth categories:
I think a bigger problem is that when a certain type appropriates the discourse of post modernism and finds themselves with a Ph.D, they then claim expertise in entirely unrelated topics - like
childbirth, Postmodernism might have some quite interesting things to say
about the way the dominant discourse comes to be framed — don't think it would be terribly reliable on the way
people react to risk — foregrounding the risks of things that are disapproved of, and minimising others.
They know that their professional reputations lead most
people to believe that they and their organizations are fringe groups that publicize ridiculous ideas
about childbirth.
I actually came to this blog before I got pregnant, and the way that you personally attack other
people & try to denigrate anything associated with NCB (like the anti-elimination communication post, personal nasty things said
about TFB, etc) made me think you weren't trust worthy as a source of information
about childbirth.
If you start telling a woman that she gets to decide whether she lives or dies in
childbirth (instead of God), she'll get conceited and think that she's a
person worth saving who ought to decide other things
about her life.
It talked
about how
people who had been sexually abused or assaulted were more likely to feel violated by
childbirth and had higher instances of postpartum depression and anxiety.
It is important to keep in mind that nothing
about childbirth is rigid and
people have to be open for flexibility.
So it just boggles my mind that a lay
person who knows next to nothing
about childbirth thinks she can hire herself out as a midwife, risk the lives of her clients and their infants and then dust off her hands and say «oh well» when something like this happens.
The
people who know the most
about childbirth are obstetricians.
Dr. Ronald L. Ruecker, president of the Illinois State Medical Society, wrote in reference to midwife Yvonne Cryns» case, «This case was not
about allowing parents to choose how to bring their children into the world» («Safety must be first consideration in
childbirth,» Voice of the
people, June 15).
Pensacola, Fla. — Dr. Ronald L. Ruecker, president of the Illinois State Medical Society, wrote in reference to midwife Yvonne Cryns» case, «This case was not
about allowing parents to choose how to bring their children into the world» («Safety must be first consideration in
childbirth,» Voice of the
people, June 15).
Some
people to ask
about mom's groups: your
childbirth educator, a lactation consultant, a church or synagogue, a prenatal yoga class instructor.
Childbirth classes are a great way to not only meet other
people who are expecting a baby near when you are but to learn
about all of your options when t comes to giving birth, and how to cope with your baby those first weeks after you give birth.
When you're
about to become a mother, the process of
childbirth can be eased and smoothed by the services of a labor support
person, called a doula.
She is passionate
about natural
childbirth, breastfeeding, gentle, intuitive parenting, and respecting all
people, no matter how small.