1. Posted by finey on Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 2:50 am PDT

I believe the docs up there are doing wats best..everything is changing so rapidly now (increase in non communicable diseases) that there's need for more medical intervention..but surely not here in bago. I am so afraid to even get pregnant here because it just seems like u hav to jus bear your pain and deliver and nothing else..u even have to hold up your own legs..thank god your doctors are able to deal wit complications because I know those complications I see on tv would not have success rate down here...

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2. Posted by princess on Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 12:01 pm PDT

I have to agree with Ms. Greenfield, Too many doctors are using too many chemically induced methods, C-sections and etc. I had to have a c-section with my first child because she was breech, and they were unable to turn her.

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3. Posted by princess on Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 12:27 pm PDT

I forgot to mention, that during my second pregnancy, I decided along with my mid-wife that we would not do a c-section, if labor progressed well. Well, my water broke at home, my baby was head down, I had exercised and ate well during my pregnany, and I was ready to go with a vaginal birth. After only 4 hours of labor, the Dr. that was on call decided, that it would "be best" with no real explanation to have a c-section. My mid-wife was upset, and she informed me that the Dr. would be payed alot more because of having to perform surgery.....which until this day, I feel was uncalled for.

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4. Posted by Jennifer D on Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 7:11 am PDT

It seems like as soon as they have the first real series of contractions, they go the hospital, get hooked up to every kind of monitoring device and lay in bed for the next few days. Doctors are so afraid of being sued these days and they are nervous when they can't be in control of the situation. Not to mention, women forget that is really is suppose to be hard work to get a baby out, that is why it is called LABOR.

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5. Posted by on Sat, Apr 19, 2008, 11:14 pm PDT

perhaps the paranoid labouring women should drive AWAY from hospitals when the waters break. the docs can't get you then. good luck.

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6. Posted by on Sat, Apr 19, 2008, 11:20 pm PDT

the paranoid should drive AWAY from hospitals once the waters berak: docs can't get you there. good luck.

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7. Posted by lilos23@verizon.net on Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 11:58 am PDT

my concern is that is seems to be standard practice to not question doctor's when they are supposedly doing routine things like ...episitomies....I thought they were only suppose to be done when medically necessary i.e baby too big, use of forceps, ....I have 5 girlfriends who have recently delivered in the past 6 months...all of them had it done....repeat...did not request it nor were asked if they wanted it nor was it necessary in any of their cases....I think people should inform themselves and ask more questions about how much intervention is necessary in their particular individual case. Also, however I think it is ultimately the patients right and choice that should be respected not a dr's fear of a lawsuit.

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8. Posted by preciousknowsbest on Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 7:36 pm PDT

Medical intervention during labor has rised and I have had my share of medical interventions during labor and mostly in my belief uneccessary which has left me going from one hospital to the other and changing docotrs which has not improved my birth experience. Now pregnant with my sixth child here in Atlanta I have been promised the labor and delivery that I long for at North Fulton Hospital under the watchful eye of CNM Kim Storey. I'll be having a water birth although I wished I could do it at home or a birthing center!

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9. Posted by preciousknowsbest on Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 7:38 pm PDT

Medical intervention during labor has rised and I have had my share of medical interventions during labor and mostly in my belief uneccessary which has left me going from one hospital to the other and changing docotrs which has not improved my birth experience. Now pregnant with my sixth child here in Atlanta I have been promised the labor and delivery that I long for at North Fulton Hospital under the watchful eye of CNM Kim Storey. I'll be having a water birth although I wished I could do it at home or a birthing center!

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10. Posted by milagritosrosa on Wed, May 14, 2008, 7:07 am PDT

I completely agree! My eldest daughter was having a perfectly normal and beautiful labor until the doctor forced her, at the last stage of labor, to have the epidural. From that moment on labor process stalled and then they had to pull the baby out with forceps. I was in shock and impotent to do anything except telling the doctor that I was not a professional but I had 5 babies and this didn't look normal to me.

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11. Posted by happykatemath on Sat, Jun 14, 2008, 6:57 am PDT

This is a good article. I feel that birth is a natural process of life and most people should have natural births. For the childs' sake and the mothers'. Having a baby isn't a disease or medical emergency... People should just prepare themselves with programs like birthing from within and/or hypnobirth. The happiest babies and mothers I have seen have been from Natural Labors. Let's keep it the way nature intended.. no knifes, injections, and drugs.. Proper support and preperation should be the standard.

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12. Posted by Xocolate on Thu, Jul 24, 2008, 3:44 pm PDT

Don't we tend to see that there's too much medical intervention in everything these days? If the medical world had it's way we'd be comsuming all our nutrients in the form of pills. Pills that they could make for pennies and sell to us for hundreds of dollars. I'll stick to eating my raw chocolate three times a day, and being thankful for the nutrition and health I get from it. And anyone who's pregnant can benefit from eating healthy raw dark chocolate with other healthy ingredients. myfitchocolate.com

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13. Posted by Xocolate on Thu, Jul 24, 2008, 3:57 pm PDT

Don't we tend to see that there's too much medical intervention in everything these days? If the medical world had it's way we'd be comsuming all our nutrients in the form of pills. Pills that they could make for pennies and sell to us for hundreds of dollars. I'll stick to eating my raw chocolate three times a day, and being thankful for the nutrition and health I get from it. And anyone who's pregnant can benefit from eating healthy raw dark chocolate with other healthy ingredients. myfitchocolate.com

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