Topic: Doula Talk
I try to be open minded when it comes to birth. My births went two different directions. . .should I give birth again, it will probably go a different direction. As a doula, I am here to give information so that my client can make an informed decision.
What do I believe? I believe there are too many interventions. I believe that women were meant to give birth. I believe birth makes women stronger. . .it empowers a woman. I do not view cesarean sections as birth. A c-section is a surgical removal of the baby from the mother's womb. . .I do not classify Pruitt's entrance as me birthing him.
It's ok if I don't agree with others and their opinions. That's fine. But I do find it interesting to see the number of people standing up for birth and speaking out against insurance companies, doctors and hospitals. Yes, I do think you can have a great birth experience in a hospital and with the right doctor, but the right doctor can be hard to find.
A fellow doula-friend of mine forwarded me this link. It's to the trailer for the film Pregnant in America. Here's the synopsis, copy and pasted from the site:
"Pregnant in America examines the betrayal of humanity's greatest
gift--birth- --by the greed of U.S. corporations. Hospitals, insurance
companies and other members of the healthcare industry have all pushed aside the best care of our infants and mothers to play the power game of raking in huge profits.
His wife pregnant, first-time father & filmmaker Steve Buonaugurio sets out to create a film that will expose the underside of the U.S. childbirth
industry and help end its neglectful exploitation of pregnancy and birth.
Pregnant in America is the controversial story of life's greatest miracle in the hands of a nation's most powerful interests."
Watch it and see what you think. There's nothing wrong in researching. You might learn something about yourself in the process.
