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Excactly - hospitals and dr.s offer it as routine - they don't seem to really discuss it before hand with you. It's crazy all the optional things that hospitals do as standard procedure that we really DO have a choice in, just dr.s don't ask - ie. the vitamin K injection they give babies, the injection they give mom as baby comes out to help with blood coagulation, the stuff they squirt in baby's eyes to prevent possible spread of gonnorhea (my midwife tested me for that and since i'm clear I opted out of it - I don't want my baby to look at me for the first time and be blurry) the heel prick tests they do on baby etc. etc. Some of them are great and I plan to do them, but I found it shocking that everything that will happen to baby after it's born is not as a general rule discussed with mom or options given. My husband said none of what my midwife discussed with us was ever discussed with him and his ex - it was all just done as standard routine. I like having some say & knowl

The crazy thing is that i didn't even really question getting epidurals with the other 2...kinda just seemed like what happened!
I will speak with my midwife about this at our first appt on Sept 12.

I watched it too (on Youtube) and thought it was fascinating!! I also want to do a natural birth - I spoke to my midwife about it. She says that in hospitals, with drs/obgyns, the epidural rate is about 90% ! That shocked me. She said it's very very rare her patients end up needing epidurals, but epidurals (and c-sections for that matter) do have their place and the latter can save lives. I think the reason patients of midwives don't have epidurals is that the midwife remains with them all through labor, not taking off to deal with other things and checking on them every hour or so....it is after all their speciality and they know tricks and ways to alleviate the pain and help women cope. I really hope I can get through it without an epi, but I am open to other methods of pain releif if needed. The thought of being numb and paralyzed teriffies me. Same with having a dopy baby who won't want to eat.

That's a great documentary! I actually first saw it before we were even pregnant. It's very inspiring and I think every pregnant women could benefit from watching it. Though, the one thing you learn is, as much as you can prepare, sometimes baby has other plans!

I very much enjoyed it and my DH was much more interested in it then he expected to be. Its a documentary. We watched it on netflix, so they have it. It is very pro-midwifery, fyi. Good luck!

Hi sorry i have no answer to your question i was just interested to know what sort of show "The business of being born was" Reality TV, Doco, Series etc.. Ive been trying to find educational shows on birth so i can try and encourage my DH to watch and learn ..Did u and hubby enjoy it ?? and would you recomend it
Thankyou