Comments on: “Choosy Mothers Choose Cesareans” http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/ The Diary of a New Midwife Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:52:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: sec2118 http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-162307 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:39:46 +0000 http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-162307 Glad to know that others were also outraged by this article based completely on hearsay... I did write a very long letter to the editor, which was too long to ever get published, but filled with cited information,and recommendations of responsible organizations she could contact for future research but who knows if the author will even see it. Interestingly, and rather upsetting, I recently heard Eugene DeClerque (sp?) from the BC school of public health speak, and he actually said that he spent hours on the phone with this writer,after she contacted him top talk about writing the story, telling her that she can not write the article, that it wasn't true, all about the research and "Listening to Mothers" survey etc, and she said she had already decided to write about this and so was going to write it anyway!!!!!!!! Ugh, such a poor example of journalism, and an example of the huge problem with public information. Glad to know that others were also outraged by this article based completely on hearsay…

I did write a very long letter to the editor, which was too long to ever get published, but filled with cited information,and recommendations of responsible organizations she could contact for future research but who knows if the author will even see it.

Interestingly, and rather upsetting, I recently heard Eugene DeClerque (sp?) from the BC school of public health speak, and he actually said that he spent hours on the phone with this writer,after she contacted him top talk about writing the story, telling her that she can not write the article, that it wasn’t true, all about the research and “Listening to Mothers” survey etc, and she said she had already decided to write about this and so was going to write it anyway!!!!!!!!
Ugh, such a poor example of journalism, and an example of the huge problem with public information.

]]> by: mandiezd http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-145965 Mon, 12 May 2008 03:39:21 +0000 http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-145965 Happy Mother's Day. Thank you for helping women become mothers. Happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for helping women become mothers.

]]> by: med school mama http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-145803 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:11 +0000 http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-145803 I learned in school that simply carrying a pregnancy was what put women at risk of urinary incontinence later on, and so kegals seem essential to working around this. That is what I plan to work on with my patients. I agree, promoting elective cesareans is really shameful and bad for women, babies and our culture. I learned in school that simply carrying a pregnancy was what put women at risk of urinary incontinence later on, and so kegals seem essential to working around this. That is what I plan to work on with my patients. I agree, promoting elective cesareans is really shameful and bad for women, babies and our culture.

]]> by: k http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-144866 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:01:26 +0000 http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-144866 You know... I've been bashing my head over this article for a while now! surprising I know! I wonder what would happen if an article came out 'woman are forced to have elective repeat cesarean due to hospital rules.' Wonder what would happen then? If they were to use the excuse given to those who question the vbac bans, we need 24/7 anaesthesia for an emergent situation... Wouldn't someone clue in to the fact that NO ONE should give birth there, just in case there is an emergent situation? snort. as usual, ranting in your space. Apologies. And yes, one more midwife practising DOES make a MONUMENTAL difference! You know… I’ve been bashing my head over this article for a while now! surprising I know!
I wonder what would happen if an article came out ‘woman are forced to have elective repeat cesarean due to hospital rules.’
Wonder what would happen then? If they were to use the excuse given to those who question the vbac bans, we need 24/7 anaesthesia for an emergent situation…
Wouldn’t someone clue in to the fact that NO ONE should give birth there, just in case there is an emergent situation?
snort.
as usual, ranting in your space. Apologies.
And yes, one more midwife practising DOES make a MONUMENTAL difference!

]]> by: hannah banana http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-143578 Sun, 04 May 2008 22:50:12 +0000 http://www.bellytales.com/2008/04/24/choosy-mothers-choose-cesareans/#comment-143578 I hope that you did write a letter to the editor - the story was so very poorly presented. But don't lose faith, you are making a difference - even on the days that it feels microscopic it's a big difference. I hope that you did write a letter to the editor - the story was so very poorly presented. But don’t lose faith, you are making a difference - even on the days that it feels microscopic it’s a big difference.

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