tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post1860861856871119338..comments2023-05-11T03:06:59.054-07:00Comments on The Well Run Dry: Post-Peak Health Care - The Revival of MidwivesTH in SoChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483293929968668475noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post-57347654535850553792010-11-25T12:01:54.980-08:002010-11-25T12:01:54.980-08:00If you are interested in post peak healthcare you ...If you are interested in post peak healthcare you might like to visit my new website Post Peak Medicine: www.postpeakmedicine.comPeterhttp://www.postpeakmedicine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post-55678625818380151932010-05-14T12:47:14.651-07:002010-05-14T12:47:14.651-07:00Thanks for this fabulous post! I am a midwifery s...Thanks for this fabulous post! I am a midwifery student at Birthingway, and it is *so* nice to read such supportive words from people outside of the midwifery community!<br /><br />Thank you for your story Aimee. It is helpful to be reminded of how long term the impact of birth can be, especially when it is traumatic (despite the "good outcome" of a healthy baby). There is so much more to "good birth outcomes" than two breathing human beings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post-60801367882812460972010-05-05T20:23:50.356-07:002010-05-05T20:23:50.356-07:00My first daughter was born in a typical high tech ...My first daughter was born in a typical high tech hospital setting, and my last two children were born at home with a midwife. Thank god all my children are healthy and all births had equally "good" outcomes as defined by modern medicine. But the first birth left me traumatized, insulted, and feeling like I had somehow been both ignored and injured by the people who were supposedto be caring for me. I didn't even feel I had given birth but rather that experts had extracted a child from my body despite my bumbling stupidity. I'm sure they all would have been hapier if I'd just been unconcious the whole time.<br />Furthermore, I was given an episiotomy without my consent in a non emergency situation. <br /><br />It took me years to recover from that experience. In fact I don't feel that I did recover until I gave birth again- on my own terms this time, with the support of a fantastic team of midwives who made it very clear to me that I was the one doing all the birthing. They were with me throughout the pregnancy and birth to make sure things were proceeding normally and inform me if not, but beyond that, it was all me, baby. They helped my husband learn to be my support. They held my mother in law at bay. That created a safe and sacred space for my birth to happen. <br /><br />If not for my midwives, I would still be a damaged mom who felt like she failed at giving birth - even with three healthy children. I thank them and bless them and I never had the slightest doubt that I and my babies were utterly safe in their care.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post-37402621094076038942010-05-03T12:01:24.385-07:002010-05-03T12:01:24.385-07:00Hi - I really appreciated your post and agree with...Hi - I really appreciated your post and agree with what you are saying about post-peak health care. I work with the Hesperian Foundation who publishes a lot of health-empowerment titles such as "A Book for Midwives," "Where there is no Doctor," and "Where Women Have no Doctor." Thanks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056127700796906006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post-42685544879112048692010-05-02T10:46:42.914-07:002010-05-02T10:46:42.914-07:00Thank you for this post. I look forward to learnin...Thank you for this post. I look forward to learning more about what you learned at Birthways. The term 'Post-Peak Health Care' is new to me but the reality of it is not. There is a shift, however small, towards low-tech care from bee pollen to midwifery many people are seeking out less medicalised forms of care. It would be of great benefit to the women and families of this country if low-tech care were reintroduced during birth. While I advocate home birth for "normal" pregnancies, I think the best place to start the transition is to simplify practices in hospitals. That could mean more hands on help from nurses. Unfortunately hospitals are so understaffed that nurses are unable to give the care they'd like. So you see them watching monitors in hallways as if they are stock tickers rather than being with women like midwives are. <br /><br />Well done!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021725591075968558noreply@blogger.com