Of course medicalisation has it's place. Of course we all want it to be as natural as possible - but we also want it to be an empowering experience for our women - not traumatic - and at the end of the day certain medicalised proceedures save lives - without a doubt!

What do folk think about the use of syntometrine though? Is it almost done as standard in your hospital too? I don't get it! Not as standard at least - no there to me is a truely medicalised process!(thats me on my high horse - pardon my poop!)