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[quote=Anonymous]There are studies that I've found that show dietary factors to be protective against gestational diabetes, specifically maintaining a stable blood sugar and getting sufficient protein. I was a little obsessed looking into it because my mom and grandmother have/had type II diabetes so I was super duper paranoid that I'd end up with GD. This made worse by the fact that even though I eat pretty healthily, I occasionally have sweets/things not on the Wisdom diet.

That said, making people feel bad seems a bad system of care. I also have a hard time believing that the GW midwives are such horrible bullies, honestly. I've met with all of them, and Whitney several times, and I have never felt anything but cared for. But I also don't argue with the notion that a lot of poor health conditions stem from poor nutrition.

Whitney's not a lone crackpot in thinking that - you read Ina Mae Gaskin's book on Childbirth and she says straight-out that she believes and has anecdotal evidence that good diet can help prevent preeclampsia. Then just read up on the paleo diet crowd or Dr. Terry Wahls or Dr. Gary Taubes.. the list goes on and on. We are only just now at the beginning of understanding the role nutrition, inflammation and gut microflora play in our health. Right now there are doctors in New Zealand doing fecal transplants to treat MS, and having surprising results.

Aaanyhow, I know I've digressed, but the point is, diet is clearly a big part of the GW practice and philosophy. They state that very very clearly at the Meet the Midwives. If that offends you, or you don't want to talk about it or hear about it, it sounds like it's not the practice for you.

That said, I also don't think it behooves a care-provider to be shaming her patients. Shaming is not helpful. But I have a hard time believing that the midwives intentionally do this. It's tough though - because all us pregnant ladies are already big balls of anxiety and self-doubt and hormones and sleep deprivation, and so I can see how not being crazy super careful with how you say things can make an already raw person feel like total crap. I've been to see Whitney several times, and still the last time I ran into her, she introduced herself as though we'd never met. Just because she adheres to the model of care of midwifery doesn't mean she's got a warm and fuzzy bedside manner.[/quote]

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