I have really enjoyed reading your comments. This informed consent stuff strikes me as so very important. I was really impressed with my midwife when, at my first appointment, rather than "Okay, I'm just going to do a pap smear now" she said "Is it okay if I do a pap smear now?"
We can't change the system by sending women in to fight while they are giving birth.
This really makes sense to me. As I keep telling people, my main reason for wanting a homebirth is that, while I am usually pretty comfortable advocating for myself, I don't want to have to try to do it while I'm in labor.
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Date: 2009-08-12 03:16 am (UTC)We can't change the system by sending women in to fight while they are giving birth.
This really makes sense to me. As I keep telling people, my main reason for wanting a homebirth is that, while I am usually pretty comfortable advocating for myself, I don't want to have to try to do it while I'm in labor.