Epidurals: Time to stop labouring over ‘natural’ childbirth
pamela on Mar 27 2008 at 2:32 pm | Filed under: articles, epidurals
Epidurals: Time to stop labouring over ‘natural’ childbirth
“Natural childbirth has become a multimillion-dollar industry. The fear of epidurals is promoted by those who discourage their use - and who have a vested interest in doing so.”
Really? And a director of obstetric anesthesiology has nothing to gain from women choosing epidurals? This comment is so telling! It must be hard to feel so threatened by a woman’s choice to not medicate herself and her baby during labor!
Edited to add:
Once again, Rixa offers the clarity and eloquence of her thoughts on this topic.
How has natural childbirth become a multimillion-dollar industry? It is pretty DIY as far as I am concerned
My non-epidural didn’t cost any money at all. I am confused as to who $profits$ from me not getting an epidural? Maybe I should read the article.
They’ve got plenty to gain. About $1,000 to $3,000 per patient! Ka-ching!
That has to be one of the oddest articles that I’ve ever read! Talk about a fractured theory! Epidurals are the way to go - here’s proof from two natural birth advocates? It just left me confused - no point was proven.