. As I sat watching a recorded part of the BBC documentary The Midwives last night a tear sprang to my eyes. They had just shown a baby being born, shown this most miraculous moment of life… and then the baby is floppy and needed assistance to start breathing: The midwife cuts the cord (a life support) and takes the baby away; with her back to the mother, she rubs baby and … [Read more...] about Midwives and Freedom for Birth
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Pregnancy week 21- the meeting with the Obstetrics Consultant
. Week 21 of pregnancy, a week I’ve been dreading… ok maybe not dreading, just apprehensive about. This was mostly because of my appointment with the Obstetric Consultant. We got to our appointment early and just our luck- we were informed by a notice on the whiteboard that the clinic was running 30-40 minutes late. I asked if I could look through my previous notes while we … [Read more...] about Pregnancy week 21- the meeting with the Obstetrics Consultant
