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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I know that a med free VBAC with midwives is very different from a free birth. My point was that I was so driven to despair with OB care that I was strongly considering a free birth with all its attendant risks.[/quote]

Do you recognize how extremely irrational that was to consider free birth?  I mean, it's useful for you to point out what factors lead someone to be so irrational. But do you  understand how irrational you were?  And also, what media and messages were you consuming that made you so "despairing" about potentially not doing a VBAC?  Your despair was far from the only possible reaction.  Other women might have just been grateful that their first baby was delivered healthy.  In addition, how did you conclude that the "cascade of interventions" was at fault for your first c-section, as opposed to being needed?

What I'm saying here is that you're not telling a normal story about a normal reaction. You were already extremely embedded in the natural birth ideology.  [/quote]
DP here but I wouldn't trust doctors either if they were all telling me I had no choice but to have surgery because of their preferences, because they were making the decision for me. In fact I have been told in other healthcare contexts that a risky course of treatment was the only option, only later to find out it was not. You feel lied to and you lose trust in doctors. I would never go off the grid over it.. but I can see where that impulse comes from for some people. Especially after a traumatic first birth. It could put you in a radical mindset, at least temporarily.

And you don't know how traumatized she was by her birth. YMMV.[/quote]

Guess what. Our health care system is not perfect; and doctors are not magical angels.  The normal people among us may have some distressing experiences, but we learn from them and are smart enough to seek out better care, not "freebirth."  Freebirth is a whacko conspiracy theory.  It's entirely possible to be a discerning health care consumer, without rejecting all of modern medicine.  I've had lots of discussions with my child's doctors about medications and procedures, and have decided not to follow some advice after very thoughtful consideration and discussion.  But I still take DS to the doctor, get all vaccinations, etc.  [/quote]
You don’t have to be an angel to be honest and respectful. Clearly you have never been treated that way - it’s more than just disagreeing over medical treatment. Some OBs can be coercive. And I don’t think anyone in the DC area can identify with the many women who live in rural areas, who really have very few if any choices in where to obtain maternity care. So there are lots of reasons why unassisted birth could be appealing that we just can’t comprehend. [/quote]

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