This picture was taken at an OB/GYN women's center in Provo. I found this on an acquaintances blog and wanted to briefly put in my two cents on the matter. It is very disappointing to me that medical professionals around here are not interested in letting women have their babies naturally. The facts are out there (see gentlebirth.org)--birth outside of the hospital is safer than birth at the hospital (at least for the average low-risk pregnancy). Maybe you think I'm a little biased, but it's true! I am so glad I did not have to deal with all the negativity at the hospital and I was able to have the beautiful birth experience that I desired. I just hope that anyone I know who at some point wants to try a natural birth at the hospital does not go to the doctors office pictured above! For anyone out there who is interested in natural birth (especially outside of a hospital), feel free to get in touch with me and I will gladly share my experience. You can also check out my post from a few months ago about Lila's birth story. Anyway, for further reading also check out this blog post (Link directly to this entry) about the above picture.
*P.S. When I looked around for prenatal care in Utah Valley last September I did not personally go to the pictured office. The doctor's office I went to instead had a bunch of CNM's, and was recommended to me by a friend. That office didn't jive with me when I found out while reading their paperwork, that they required all women in labor to be given pitocin. That was when I decided to use my direct-entry midwife, Brigitte, at Better Birth and have the experience I wanted.
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