Re: Fear is no reason to give birth in hospital
I think that all 'healthy' low risk women should be enocouraged to give birth at home but with the ever-present midwife shortage it is unrealistic...
In my Bangor interiew I was asked where I thought women should give birth and my answer was that if they are deemed low risk then home birth should be encouraged. In a perfect world it would happen, women would trust their own bodies and not feel the need to be in hospital but the way that maternity services and care are at the moment, this is not possible.
Creature comforts and familiarity are a good way to reduce the fight/flight syndrome that seems to appear when people, not just pregnant women, are told they have to go to hospital.
Unfortunatly, until we, as women, learn to trust our own bodies and instincts, this will not happen.
I know that others will disagree with me on this one but it's just my opinon...
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