If there is one phrase I’d like to get rid of in birth, it’s “have to”. There are no “have tos” in birth, there are only medical recommendations and a birthing woman’s informed choice. There is no such thing as “My baby is breech so I have to have a hospital birth.” There is no “I have to be induced… Read more →
Category: Informed Consent In Childbirth
Vancouver Birth Ralliers at St. Paul’s Hospital
I missed the birth rally last night at St. Paul’s Hospital (because I was doula-ing at a birth at a different hospital). With, I must say, an AMAZING nurse who was 100% supportive and amazing at explaining options in a mother-centered way. THANK YOU to the medical staff out there who truly honour and respect birth and birthing women, who… Read more →
Understanding Informed Consent
Informed consent rights are extremely important to women’s experience during birth. One of the biggest factors in whether you remember your birth as a positive or negative experience is the degree to which you feel informed and involved as decisions are made in terms of your maternal health. You will remember the experience you have birthing your baby. It is a… Read more →