Yes - I'll admit this goes back to my mothering.com stalking / obsession -- but I just stumbled onto this stuff a couple of days ago and can't get it out of my head.
Several of these women proudly practice "unassisted pregnancy and birth". Where I come from an "unassisted pregnancy" is one where the person can't afford / doesn't know to get prenatal care, and an "unassisted birth" is one where you couldn't get to the doctor on time (or the midwife didn't make it on time).
Now - while home births and the like are not for me, I can respect a person's choice - as long as they are responsible about still having medical care. But to just plan to have your baby on your bed or in your bath tub w/o so much as a midwife present? I think it's simply irresponsible, and I'm surprised it's not illegal.
I mean, in a case where a baby is injured or dies b/c of something that could have routinely been handled had a trained midwife been present -- wouldn't that be illegal?
I'm just having a REALLY hard time wrapping my head around this.
Several of these women proudly practice "unassisted pregnancy and birth". Where I come from an "unassisted pregnancy" is one where the person can't afford / doesn't know to get prenatal care, and an "unassisted birth" is one where you couldn't get to the doctor on time (or the midwife didn't make it on time).
Now - while home births and the like are not for me, I can respect a person's choice - as long as they are responsible about still having medical care. But to just plan to have your baby on your bed or in your bath tub w/o so much as a midwife present? I think it's simply irresponsible, and I'm surprised it's not illegal.
I mean, in a case where a baby is injured or dies b/c of something that could have routinely been handled had a trained midwife been present -- wouldn't that be illegal?
I'm just having a REALLY hard time wrapping my head around this.
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