So Many Options

Today I decided to walk to the library and overload myself on even more information about babies, birth, nutrition, parenting, etc.  I came across a documentary called The Business of Being Born produced by Ricki Lake.  Now at first I must say that I was hesitant, because I couldn't stand Ricki Lake when she was the host of her own talk show, but I must say that the documentary was very intriguing (the worst part was actually seeing Ricki Lake naked, giving birth).  The whole show is inspired by unique birth experiences.  It is obviously based in the United States (New York to be specific), so a lot of the health care statistics are different from ours in Canada.  However, it does paint a very interesting picture about natural birth vs. taking the drugs.  There is no wrong or right, but I am sure there is good and bad in all of the options, to each their own.  It tells us of the outrageous amount of c-sections that are given something like 46% of all births in the U.S.  I am sure that Canada is not too far below that number.  Doctors in the U.S. have taken over the decision making for the mothers and basically you give birth within a certain amount of time or we do it for you ( kind of sad ).  This disempowers the mother in so many ways, you start one med to induce your pregnancy and basically that drug distresses the baby, so you need another drug for that and so on.
  Here is the link for the trailer, take a look for yourselves:
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/trailer.php
  After watching this my "want" for a natural birth has been even more justified.  Now I know that some of you will say that I am crazy "TAKE THE DRUGS", but I think that as long as the babies are healthy and both are not breeched that I can do it.  I just don't think about the "other" options, maybe that is ignorant, but I just want to feel that high of it all (not of the medication).  The documentary really praises mid-wives, and before I watched this I never really understood what their role was.  I have considered having a doula and I just have to find out if the hospitals here in Red Deer allow you to have the doula, husband and mother in the room at the same time.
  Today I have felt really good, the weather has been walking appropriate ( Springtime is nigh)!  I feel that I have been overloading on books about babies and pregnancy, but I feel so informed!  Of course there is a lot of information to sift through, but I want to feel like I at least partially know what's going inside of me, and what is happening with the babies too!  I will try to find better statistics from this film, because I really feel like it is important to spread the message that this show is trying to send.  I hope that you are all enjoying this milder weather!
xo
Jesse and Babies


Here is another link that really explains a lot of the shows synopsis:
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/statement.php