Comments on: Follow the Yellow Brick Maternity Ward

By: Jonathan McLeod

Jonathan McLeod — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:15:50 +0000

Hi Tania – thanks for sharing your experience. Birthing at home can be incredibly safe, even unassisted. Women/mothers who go into such things thoughtfully should do just fine. Even VBACs (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) are safe – despite what we’ve been led to believe by the medical industry. Good luck with any future births.

Sean – thanks. I’m glad to be here!

By: Sean Calder

Sean Calder — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:18:06 +0000

Welcome to the Blog Jonathan!

By: Tania

Tania — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:43:52 +0000

“Labor is setting up a system that encourages women to go to hospitals for child birth. If women are being given “free” hospital births, but must pay for midwives at homebirths, the government is distorting incentives and working against choice, freedom and responsibility. And the idea that politicians are the best arbiters of birthing decisions is abhorrent.”

Sounds a little too much like the vaccination ‘choices’ we already have in place.

Without sounding like an irrational outlaw, I am an educated woman and mother who’s first child arrived by cesarean after 24 hours of hospital induced bed-labour. (for monitoring)
IF we really are not given support I will birth at home alone when next I am ready. I am prepared to take responsibility for my actions and have contingency in place for unfavourable circumstances (which, statistically is much less than hospital birth anyway).
Will our government please support women with real choice.

*Saddened by what’s happening in this ‘modern’ world, NT, AU