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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you PPs, I'm the med free VBAC poster.

[b]Free birthers are likely more a product of the OB system who are desperate to have a say in their own birth rather than narcissists trying to live out some fantasy birth.[/b][/quote]

there are other options besides a hospital birth and giving birth without anyone with any experience to guide you. If it's not narcissism, what is it?

It is irresponsible to not have another experienced person around. Period. She and her husband were not equipped for this, clearly, because they didn't have the sense to seek assistance until six days had passed. Talk about being more committed to the process than the outcome. [/quote]

No. Most of us don't have an option between a very medicalized hospital birth and a free birth. You go with what your insurance allows. [/quote]

No, it's not true that all OBs are out to get you.  In this day and age, if you make an effort to actually talk to your OB and establish your preferences, you can have a less medicalized birth. Nobody is going to tie you down and administer an epidural and episiotomy when you arrive at the hospital.

If you have extreme preferences like being AMA and high risk and wanting to go to 43 weeks ... well, that's a different  matter.  [/quote]

My OB wasn't out to "get me" but yes, she wanted to schedule a c section at 40 weeks for me and I had a forced induction at 41 weeks. I wanted to go to 42 weeks. I was extremely healthy, so neither were medically indicated. I've had 3 vaginal births, but they were all after 30+ hours of induction. My babies were not ready and I wanted to wait. I have never been allowed to go to 42 weeks like I would like. [/quote]

Why did she want to schedule a c-section?  And how did she "force" you to get an induction?  Did she go to court or something?  I think there's a lot you're leaving out here where you were going against well-founded medical advice.  Doctors don't suggest planned c-sections for no reason.  If you want to go to 42-weeks, then have the courage of your convictions and just don't show up for the induction and go to the hospital when you're in labor at 44 weeks.  (Also, enjoy your elevated risk of stillbirth.)[/quote]
You're a piece of work.

Obviously the threat of going against medical advice, which means insurance might not cover her care, is how they strong-armed her into inducing.

"Well-founded medical advice"? Come on. The only thing that should justify threatening to deny coverage because of going AMA is if you are declining life-saving care. Was her baby in imminent danger? Doubtful. Even things like "low fluid" and "advanced maternal age" are not evidence-based markers of a life-threatening problem.

The risk of stillbirth, even elevated as it is after 42 weeks, is still very very low. Going past 40 weeks is not a death sentence, and it's the mom's choice whether she wants to accept that risk, not the providers. Or at least it should be, but in hers and many cases, that choice is denied.[/quote]

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