"Please consider yourself, now and henceforth, and no matter what anyone else ever asks of you, free to do any damned thing that you want that doesn't hurt someone else unnecessarily." ~Lady Sally McGee
How did we come to the point that the 'right' way to give birth is on your back, surrounded by bright lights and people bundled up like you're a hazmat spill?
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You would prefer a non-sterile environment with untidy people and dim lighting?
Ahh, the old 'anyplace but a hospital is too dirty for birth' argument. Actually, a woman has far less chance of being exposed to harmful germs in her own home, or in a birth center, than in a hospital. And as long as basic cleanliness is followed, birth doesn't need a 'sterile' enviroment.
And yes, most women, when asked what they 'need' to give birth, will mention dim lighting. It's part of the instinctual desire for shelter, safety and comfort while laboring.
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You would prefer a non-sterile environment with untidy people and dim lighting?
--Nom
Ahh, the old 'anyplace but a hospital is too dirty for birth' argument.
Actually, a woman has far less chance of being exposed to harmful germs in her own home, or in a birth center, than in a hospital. And as long as basic cleanliness is followed, birth doesn't need a 'sterile' enviroment.
And yes, most women, when asked what they 'need' to give birth, will mention dim lighting. It's part of the instinctual desire for shelter, safety and comfort while laboring.
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