HW 45

To Willie:

Thank you for your comment. While I would like to take credit for finding the hospital, I can't. We were told to go there, so we went. It just so happened that they had the lowest Cesarian section rate in the city. As for the nurses being against c-sections, I'd have to disagree. In my blog you can see that the nurses were not totally against it, they believe that if c-sections were the last measure that they should be taken. They were, however, not fans of cesarian for convenience. Regardless, thank you for your feedback.

To Max

Thanks for the comment. I'm glad that their contradictory viewpoints intrigued you. And yes, I was very lucky to talk to women who were 100% honest and shed light on their views. And as to whether or not she's considered traditional in her line of work is up for debate, this may be an insight into how all nurses are. It would be interesting to see if seeing birth daily changed their views.

To Ally

Thanks. And just to clarify, the lady we talked to who trained with midwives was not a doctor, she was a nurse. I totally agree that it is dog eat dog and that the midwives and their supporters are pitted against the doctors and their supporters. I think we havent studied into it enough and we should've. Anyway, thanks for your comment.