The NHS National Maternity Review has called for women to have more choice and greater continuity in their maternity care – yet it was very quiet on some of the choices many women want or need. So what does choice really mean for pregnant women and will the options recommended in the review ever be… Continue reading The National Maternity Review – What Does Choice Mean?
Category: birth choice
Acupuncture For All – On the NHS?
I was really disappointed to read this article today in the Guardian, The general gist is that some doctors think acupuncture works and should be available on the NHS with all doctors learning at least a little about it in training and midwives being trained to administer it to ease labour pain. According to the… Continue reading Acupuncture For All – On the NHS?
What I Want The National Maternity Review To Know
There is a lot I would like to say to you but it all boils down to this: Please listen. Listen to as many voices as you possibly can. Even, no, especially the difficult ones. There must be no voices too hard to hear and no beliefs too sacred to be challenged. Listen to the… Continue reading What I Want The National Maternity Review To Know
Finally, MissE’s Birth Story
I’ve always been in two minds about writing down the details of MissE’s birth. In some ways it seems odd to share such an intimate and difficult story with whichever total strangers come across my blog. It is necessarily very long and I’m wary of producing a horror story or looking like I’m just fishing… Continue reading Finally, MissE’s Birth Story
Are Women Losing The Ability To Give Birth Naturally?
Or, Has Michael Odent finally jumped the shark dolphin…* Has something happened that is stopping women from performing the most ordinary but amazing act in nature? Well according to French surgeon and Obstetrician Michael Odent it has. But I’m not so sure… Firstly big hat tip to Kiran Chug who has already blogged about this… Continue reading Are Women Losing The Ability To Give Birth Naturally?
Normal Not Normal
A #MatExp post N is for Normal Today we reached N in the #MatExp ABC and that brings me to “Normal” birth. Regular readers of this blog will have noted that I tend to put normal in ” ” and may also have guessed that that is because I’m not very keen on the the… Continue reading Normal Not Normal
H is for Hospital, Home and Genuine Choice
This is another #MatExp ABC post. Today we have reached H and when I went on twitter this morning the first suggestion I saw was H is for Homebirth. That got me thinking and, as usual, 140 characters wasn’t really enough. So my H is for Hospital birth, Home birth and genuine choice. To be… Continue reading H is for Hospital, Home and Genuine Choice
