Some share-worthy finds from my reading this week:
ACOG commits fraud
“A recent press release details some of the lengths that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is willing to go to preserve its near-monopoly over maternity care in the United States.” … Namely, fraud. “ACOG is not a protector of maternal or fetal life — it is primarily concerned with avoiding competition from midwives that could negatively affect the incomes of its members.” Why do people forget this? Do they not realize that it is nothing more than a union that has assumed great political power?
Canadians get to birth breech babies again
“Physicians should no longer automatically opt to perform a cesarean section in the case of a breech birth, according to new guidelines by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. … ‘The safest way to deliver has always been the natural way,’ said Dr. Lalonde.” And to make sure women have access, they have launched training programs for obstetricians to become trained in assisting breech babies to be born vaginally. Congrats to the Canadian ladies!
Docs perform c-section on womb without baby inside
I like how they blame the mom. Because, you know, after they’ve completely terrified the woman, she deserves to get anything she asks for, right? Because they always do exactly whatever the mom asks for, right? Oy vey.
What if English were written like Chinese?
A bit off-topic, but who says we can’t have fun? I’ve marveled at the mysterious language for some time, and clearly my Japanese logo derives from this type of language marking. A great read for any fellow word nerds.
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I'm Jeannie. I've been advocating for healthy birth since 2001 when I had my first empowered birth experience, the unassisted waterbirth of my second child. Unassisted birth may not be best for you, but empowered birth is. I'll help get you there.