I think Hilary's is a good point - the interminable monitoring was the thing which caused all the problems for me first time around, and definitely increased the pain, and what prompted my request for an epidural. The second time was a home birth, and I only needed the portable gas and air because I was moving the whole time. The third was a hospital birth, but because I had the confidence to tell them to take their stupid machines away, I could keep moving and didn't need the extra pain relief.
So, maybe the Man Midwife is right in a way, but the way he's chosen to argue the point is completely wrong & patronising, and the whole system needs to be reviewed before they start trying to do away with pain relief choices...
I'd like to see him trying to pass something the size of a bowling ball, lying flat on a bed, with just gas and air
So, maybe the Man Midwife is right in a way, but the way he's chosen to argue the point is completely wrong & patronising, and the whole system needs to be reviewed before they start trying to do away with pain relief choices...
I'd like to see him trying to pass something the size of a bowling ball, lying flat on a bed, with just gas and air
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