I have a theory. You are the expert when it comes to your own body. I’m not saying doctors (or midwives, nurses, etc.) are unimportant- in reality, the knowledge they wield is incredible. But their specialty is THE body, not YOUR body. And what they learn and study is great because there are things that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘care providers’
What’s Normal?
Posted in Pregnancy, tagged care providers, doctor, expert, midwife, Pregnancy on January 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hospital Birth – my transition
Posted in Birth, Consciousness, homebirth, Parenting, Pregnancy, tagged care providers, choices, Consciousness, homebirth, hospital birth, Pregnancy on September 25, 2009 | 10 Comments »
When I was pregnant the first time, I didn’t even know women still had babies at home anywhere hospitals existed. It just didn’t occur to me. I’m not sure if knowing other women made that choice would have had any impact on my decision to go to a hospital. Maybe. But probably not. I followed [...]

