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[quote=Anonymous]12:54, it sounds like what you are talking about is normalizing midwife care for everyone and reserving OB care for people who require those particular skill sets. I think it's a great idea, and one which I would also love to see.

That said, I think that it's completely reasonable that this specific practice emphasize whatever behaviors it feels are best. If Whitney believes that her diet is the magic bullet that cures all pregnancy ills and insists that everyone at least attempt an unmedicated birth, that's totally legitimate. It's her practice and she is not obligated to work with people who are not interested in her model of care. This practice emphasizes diet, exercise and a commitment to unmedicated birth. Other practices emphasize different things.

I really do not understand the level of vitriol against this particular practice. I get that they are more dogmatic than many, but it's like half this board thinks that Whitney and her colleagues should just accept anyone, regardless of their medical history, regardless of their birth plan, because midwives should be interested in providing care for everyone. I agree that anyone who wants to work with a midwife should have that option, but I don't think that the obvious consequence of that should be that midwives should relax their practice standards because a woman isn't sure if she's going to want an epidural or not.[/quote]

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