a friend of mine sent me this article this morning, and i think it is so important for everyone having a baby to read it, and to know your options and your rights:
http://www.alternet.org/story/65608/?page=entire
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has never approved Pitocin for the use of augmenting labor and it has been suggested now that mismanagement of Pitocin is the leading cause of liability suits and damage awards. – this scares me! Pitocin is what they use to induce labor.
this is a small article thats good to know-
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/episiotomy.htm
*Despite the fact that half of the interviewed women felt that birth should not be interfered with unless medically necessary, the vast majority received medical interventions. Many women reported experiencing pressure to have their labors induced, to accept an epidural and even to have a cesarean. A full 73 percent who had an episiotomy were not given a choice in this decision. *-- this blows my mind! how can you be cut without being asked about it first??
is anyone here planning to have a natural birth or a homebirth or in a birthing centre as opposed to a hospital?