But how will they inject your babies with a poison vaccine to prevent a sexually transmitted disease on their very first day of life if you have your babies at home?
Starfield, may she rise in glory, wrote a paper concerning iatrogrnic harm as a cause of death in US--not disputed ant not replicated. I wonder why. Did I ever read ID before staying home for child one in 1978! My mother was throwing bleach all over the place, but she did make a nive zucchini-cheese casserole thay I ate even though I worried a bit it migbt not stay down.
Really? So where would you like to go after being critically injured in a car accident? Maybe you can explain to the EMTs just to leave you bleeding at the scene of the accident.
Our emergency health care system is outstanding. Wanting to give birth in the comfort and privacy of one's home is not a negation of that. In Iceland if a homebirth mom needs to be transferred, she is met with kindness and immediate care by the midwives and obstetricians. Not shamed and told she should bleed out in the street. Not sure why you feel so hostile, Roxanne. Something seems to have triggered you. Perhaps the idea that women should have the right to choose where they birth and be respected during labor?
My sister was a midwife for many years and then she became a P.A. Yet, she still advocates for home births and thinks hospital births are barbaric. If I were pregnant today, a home birth would be required. IMO, not much left in the medical industrial-complex that is safe or effective.
I had two hospital births (not my choice, but no midwife was available) and three homebirths. Of those, the homebirths were far superior. In fact, my last baby probably would have been killed in the hospital. This article is superb, but just scratches the surface. Interestingly, my last labor was 31 hours long, and I was exhausted, but I was still able to go out and milk the goats right afterward and I also milked them while in labor. I was the only one who knew how to do it. I had a hemorrhage after my second hospital birth, no issues after my homebirths. My baby was kept from me because of jaundice in my second hospital birth, and my relationship with her has been rocky most of her life. We basically have no contact, and she has indicated she hates me. Moreover, she has been of a rather rebellious streak, and it hurt her and her sister. My oldest, also born in the hospital, is also rebellious. While my relationships with the other children are not perfect, they are far better.
43 years ago, I tried my best persuading my then wife that a home birth w/a midwife was safest.
She knew better b/c she was the Mom. She had to learn the hard way. The doc was rude, crude, and acted like he was wasting precious time when he could have been in some magical elsewhere. The daughter was born with a problematic left eye. She still has but one functioning eye. Of course the doc "had nothing to do with that." He had already been pressing for a C-Section. Thankfully the Mom listened to me (and the nurse) on that one.
That daughter has gone on to make the best of her life, delivering into the world three beautiful, healthy, active girls, and prizer-winning (sports [13 yr. old], dancing & equestrian [11 yr. old], and gymnastics aged 9.
Our second daughter was born and borne with a midwife. Glory be unto us all! She is also now a business-woman [Surf Shop] and an Iyengar yoga instructor. Two sons [17 & 8] and one daughter [14].
Fortunately, all of the young ones are more healthy and robustly occupied than any of us older ones ever imagined they would. I told the daughters when the family was all gathered fo0llowing the birth of the youngest, "You both are welcome to keep on popping babies, and if you do that, you must find another santa claus.
Need to add: First daughter is a very successful Architectural Interior Designer; She recently confided to me that every one of her clients were either billionaires or married to one. i saw a recent project she designed from the property boundaries to the inner cabinets, closets and everything on it but the engineering, roof and siding. The architect said to her something like she was stealing his business from him. She reminded him she brought the client to him.
The main reason they want babies born in a hospital has nothing to do with safety. It has everything to do with poisoning them on the first day with numerous injections thus guaranteeing their anointment into the disease of the month club for life. They also get a nice shiny vaccination card to have punched after every injection and it never is completely filled...even in adulthood.
I wonder how humanity survive for thousands of years with wonderful, brave and caring women giving birth just about anywhere. No hospitals required. Maybe just a person calling themselves a doctor to assist but not most of the time.
Couldn't agree more. Also, in the hospital they will move to cut the cord too quickly, denying the baby the benefits of receiving all the blood that it should be getting, in order to profit from its sale.
Yes. I wrote about this in my book Your Baby, Your Way; and we also talk about the importance of cutting the afterbirth rush NOT the cord in our book The Vaccine-Friendly Plan.
Amen! I had three home births and I have no regrets. Healthy, connected kids, zero complications. Fast! (2.5-5 hours each). By the third birth I felt like a pro, and my husband too; that was the most redeeming… and there’s no greater bliss than for Baby Boy’s first cry to be met with the jubilant shouts of his big sister in the next room.
I was very blessed; I am sorry for all moms (and I know so many) who couldn’t have this experience; I will keep advocating for it for those who might.
I had my first in the hospital and the others at home. Each birth was different. I found them all amazing AND challenging. I didn’t love being pregnant. Giving birth was hard. My favorite part was always having a teeny tiny person — so larval and so human — to care for, love, and protect afterwards. ❤️❤️❤️
Totally—to all of that! But if it’s going to be HARD and life-changing, why shouldn’t it be the best scenario possible? And hopefully as sweet as the act that inspired this little Life.
I was horrified to find out recently that they put ports in women now--standard in some places. I neeeded the Gaskin maneuver for second child. He was shoulder-down. Not fun, but when I complied, he turned head-down and popped out, though he had the biggest head a doc-and-wife team, both very experienced, had ever seen. Last I checked, Finland and Japan were on top in statistics. US was 34th to 39th. US has gotten worse in this key-indicator, and worse in life-span and in quality--of-llife as well. So far to go in even getting an ability to talk about this in US. I ran away to the cirque de soleil south of border. One cannot easily talk about running away either. All-gores quickly chop that talk out.right quickly in large ven yous, if you get my drift.
As a writer, I was tasked with writing an article about home birth for a family magazine more than 30 years ago. My initial thought: "Why would anyone do something so crazy and stupid?" After thoroughly researching it and interviewing lots of people, including doctors, my eyes were opened in a way that I can only describe as ... well, what happened to a lot of people during covid. A paradigm shift. The doctors I questioned were arrogant and dismissive and had no answers to my reasonable questions. The midwives and families having home births were radiant, happy, and peaceful. I knew my two hospital births did not compare in any way. So #3 came at home! I walked the talk! (Side note - hubby had to deliver her, since she came at lightning speed, probably because I was so relaxed, relatively speaking. The midwives arrived precisely as my daughter did. Absolutely beautiful experience.) Highly recommend!!!
Thanks for.posting this and for allowing comments from all. The sad situation in the US can be grieved about, but I do not use a d-word on purpose. I worked in what is called"mental" health in US, now called emotional health by peers, many of whom are trying to get free of deadly medicines as descrbed by Peter got-she, formerly of cock-rain fame, kicked out for calling out.
I was invited to emcee a science event in Denmark a few years ago, where I was also asked to give a talk. Peter was there and also spoke. Unfortunately he had to leave right after his presentation. He gave an excellent talk but he dismissed the idea that the MMR vaccine can be dangerous for children’s brains and immune systems. My talk was after his and I told the audience that I wished he’d been able to stay and pointed to the scientific articles that suggested he was wrong in his belief of the safety of that vaccine. It was a fascinating event…
I wrote a long reply that erased before posting. That is happening to me lately. I must not have coded well enough. I likely used a no-no word. I will re-write later about Peter.
I could not agree more. My husband didn't agree with a home birth and points to the fact that our first baby's birth was tough and thank goodness we were in a hospital. Still not sure about that though. He was 10 1/2 pounds yet and I'm not a big girl and he took a long time to be pushed out (all natural by the way). He required oxygen at birth but still unconvinced that a home birth would have been okay. If doing it again now I would never have a hospital birth no matter what.
Midwives carry oxygen and are well trained in baby resuscitation. I believe that when moms are undisturbed and protected and supported and loved during while giving birth, they have intuitive and instinctive knowledge about how to resuscitate a baby. I could be wrong, of course, but I think you would have known instinctively what to do: Pat the baby, suck the snot out of his nose if that was impeding his breathing, talk to him, rub his back, etc. It is true that if heroic measures are needed, it is safer to be in a hospital. Our second was born with the cord around her neck. The midwife was wonderful. And it was my husband who realized she had the cord around her. Then the midwife gently lifted it off. This was before we cut the cord (something we didn’t do with our fourth! We had what’s called a “lotus birth.”) An experienced and competent midwife knows how to handle almost any situation and also will not hesitate to call for help.
Theoretically they do get consent. Only theoretically. And it’s not consent when they say, “time for this shot! Sign here!” And then tell the new parents they “have to get it. Required by law.” That’s just lying. And it’s what they often do. Incidentally, they do the same with circumcision—no conversation, no informed consent. Just whisking the baby boy off to get an essential part of his penis removed, often with no anesthesia. They do make a mom sign a form. At least they’re supposed to. Often the mom is so bewildered and exhausted, she consents because she is too tired to think straight and doesn’t even read what she’s signing…
But how will they inject your babies with a poison vaccine to prevent a sexually transmitted disease on their very first day of life if you have your babies at home?
Nailed it.
Love the sentiments! Except for the "Hospitals are for sick people" line.
No, I feel strongly that hospitals are for nobody.
A fair critique!
The next worse about hospitals to their too often lousy medical practices: Their predictably sickening Food presentations.
Starfield, may she rise in glory, wrote a paper concerning iatrogrnic harm as a cause of death in US--not disputed ant not replicated. I wonder why. Did I ever read ID before staying home for child one in 1978! My mother was throwing bleach all over the place, but she did make a nive zucchini-cheese casserole thay I ate even though I worried a bit it migbt not stay down.
Really? So where would you like to go after being critically injured in a car accident? Maybe you can explain to the EMTs just to leave you bleeding at the scene of the accident.
Our emergency health care system is outstanding. Wanting to give birth in the comfort and privacy of one's home is not a negation of that. In Iceland if a homebirth mom needs to be transferred, she is met with kindness and immediate care by the midwives and obstetricians. Not shamed and told she should bleed out in the street. Not sure why you feel so hostile, Roxanne. Something seems to have triggered you. Perhaps the idea that women should have the right to choose where they birth and be respected during labor?
Wonderful article…. I agree with every word. I wish young women understood how important this information is.
My sister was a midwife for many years and then she became a P.A. Yet, she still advocates for home births and thinks hospital births are barbaric. If I were pregnant today, a home birth would be required. IMO, not much left in the medical industrial-complex that is safe or effective.
I had two hospital births (not my choice, but no midwife was available) and three homebirths. Of those, the homebirths were far superior. In fact, my last baby probably would have been killed in the hospital. This article is superb, but just scratches the surface. Interestingly, my last labor was 31 hours long, and I was exhausted, but I was still able to go out and milk the goats right afterward and I also milked them while in labor. I was the only one who knew how to do it. I had a hemorrhage after my second hospital birth, no issues after my homebirths. My baby was kept from me because of jaundice in my second hospital birth, and my relationship with her has been rocky most of her life. We basically have no contact, and she has indicated she hates me. Moreover, she has been of a rather rebellious streak, and it hurt her and her sister. My oldest, also born in the hospital, is also rebellious. While my relationships with the other children are not perfect, they are far better.
43 years ago, I tried my best persuading my then wife that a home birth w/a midwife was safest.
She knew better b/c she was the Mom. She had to learn the hard way. The doc was rude, crude, and acted like he was wasting precious time when he could have been in some magical elsewhere. The daughter was born with a problematic left eye. She still has but one functioning eye. Of course the doc "had nothing to do with that." He had already been pressing for a C-Section. Thankfully the Mom listened to me (and the nurse) on that one.
That daughter has gone on to make the best of her life, delivering into the world three beautiful, healthy, active girls, and prizer-winning (sports [13 yr. old], dancing & equestrian [11 yr. old], and gymnastics aged 9.
Our second daughter was born and borne with a midwife. Glory be unto us all! She is also now a business-woman [Surf Shop] and an Iyengar yoga instructor. Two sons [17 & 8] and one daughter [14].
Fortunately, all of the young ones are more healthy and robustly occupied than any of us older ones ever imagined they would. I told the daughters when the family was all gathered fo0llowing the birth of the youngest, "You both are welcome to keep on popping babies, and if you do that, you must find another santa claus.
Need to add: First daughter is a very successful Architectural Interior Designer; She recently confided to me that every one of her clients were either billionaires or married to one. i saw a recent project she designed from the property boundaries to the inner cabinets, closets and everything on it but the engineering, roof and siding. The architect said to her something like she was stealing his business from him. She reminded him she brought the client to him.
The main reason they want babies born in a hospital has nothing to do with safety. It has everything to do with poisoning them on the first day with numerous injections thus guaranteeing their anointment into the disease of the month club for life. They also get a nice shiny vaccination card to have punched after every injection and it never is completely filled...even in adulthood.
I wonder how humanity survive for thousands of years with wonderful, brave and caring women giving birth just about anywhere. No hospitals required. Maybe just a person calling themselves a doctor to assist but not most of the time.
Couldn't agree more. Also, in the hospital they will move to cut the cord too quickly, denying the baby the benefits of receiving all the blood that it should be getting, in order to profit from its sale.
Yes. I wrote about this in my book Your Baby, Your Way; and we also talk about the importance of cutting the afterbirth rush NOT the cord in our book The Vaccine-Friendly Plan.
Amen! I had three home births and I have no regrets. Healthy, connected kids, zero complications. Fast! (2.5-5 hours each). By the third birth I felt like a pro, and my husband too; that was the most redeeming… and there’s no greater bliss than for Baby Boy’s first cry to be met with the jubilant shouts of his big sister in the next room.
I was very blessed; I am sorry for all moms (and I know so many) who couldn’t have this experience; I will keep advocating for it for those who might.
I had my first in the hospital and the others at home. Each birth was different. I found them all amazing AND challenging. I didn’t love being pregnant. Giving birth was hard. My favorite part was always having a teeny tiny person — so larval and so human — to care for, love, and protect afterwards. ❤️❤️❤️
Totally—to all of that! But if it’s going to be HARD and life-changing, why shouldn’t it be the best scenario possible? And hopefully as sweet as the act that inspired this little Life.
Thank you for your article and comments!
I was horrified to find out recently that they put ports in women now--standard in some places. I neeeded the Gaskin maneuver for second child. He was shoulder-down. Not fun, but when I complied, he turned head-down and popped out, though he had the biggest head a doc-and-wife team, both very experienced, had ever seen. Last I checked, Finland and Japan were on top in statistics. US was 34th to 39th. US has gotten worse in this key-indicator, and worse in life-span and in quality--of-llife as well. So far to go in even getting an ability to talk about this in US. I ran away to the cirque de soleil south of border. One cannot easily talk about running away either. All-gores quickly chop that talk out.right quickly in large ven yous, if you get my drift.
As a writer, I was tasked with writing an article about home birth for a family magazine more than 30 years ago. My initial thought: "Why would anyone do something so crazy and stupid?" After thoroughly researching it and interviewing lots of people, including doctors, my eyes were opened in a way that I can only describe as ... well, what happened to a lot of people during covid. A paradigm shift. The doctors I questioned were arrogant and dismissive and had no answers to my reasonable questions. The midwives and families having home births were radiant, happy, and peaceful. I knew my two hospital births did not compare in any way. So #3 came at home! I walked the talk! (Side note - hubby had to deliver her, since she came at lightning speed, probably because I was so relaxed, relatively speaking. The midwives arrived precisely as my daughter did. Absolutely beautiful experience.) Highly recommend!!!
I love this story so much, She Speaks Truth. Super inspiring! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for.posting this and for allowing comments from all. The sad situation in the US can be grieved about, but I do not use a d-word on purpose. I worked in what is called"mental" health in US, now called emotional health by peers, many of whom are trying to get free of deadly medicines as descrbed by Peter got-she, formerly of cock-rain fame, kicked out for calling out.
I was invited to emcee a science event in Denmark a few years ago, where I was also asked to give a talk. Peter was there and also spoke. Unfortunately he had to leave right after his presentation. He gave an excellent talk but he dismissed the idea that the MMR vaccine can be dangerous for children’s brains and immune systems. My talk was after his and I told the audience that I wished he’d been able to stay and pointed to the scientific articles that suggested he was wrong in his belief of the safety of that vaccine. It was a fascinating event…
I wrote a long reply that erased before posting. That is happening to me lately. I must not have coded well enough. I likely used a no-no word. I will re-write later about Peter.
Gah. I hate it when that happens. If you have the bandwidth, please try reposting!
Thank you for sharing this important work and message
Birth; a miracle is born
I could not agree more. My husband didn't agree with a home birth and points to the fact that our first baby's birth was tough and thank goodness we were in a hospital. Still not sure about that though. He was 10 1/2 pounds yet and I'm not a big girl and he took a long time to be pushed out (all natural by the way). He required oxygen at birth but still unconvinced that a home birth would have been okay. If doing it again now I would never have a hospital birth no matter what.
Midwives carry oxygen and are well trained in baby resuscitation. I believe that when moms are undisturbed and protected and supported and loved during while giving birth, they have intuitive and instinctive knowledge about how to resuscitate a baby. I could be wrong, of course, but I think you would have known instinctively what to do: Pat the baby, suck the snot out of his nose if that was impeding his breathing, talk to him, rub his back, etc. It is true that if heroic measures are needed, it is safer to be in a hospital. Our second was born with the cord around her neck. The midwife was wonderful. And it was my husband who realized she had the cord around her. Then the midwife gently lifted it off. This was before we cut the cord (something we didn’t do with our fourth! We had what’s called a “lotus birth.”) An experienced and competent midwife knows how to handle almost any situation and also will not hesitate to call for help.
No hospital should have the right to give babies shot without parental consent
Theoretically they do get consent. Only theoretically. And it’s not consent when they say, “time for this shot! Sign here!” And then tell the new parents they “have to get it. Required by law.” That’s just lying. And it’s what they often do. Incidentally, they do the same with circumcision—no conversation, no informed consent. Just whisking the baby boy off to get an essential part of his penis removed, often with no anesthesia. They do make a mom sign a form. At least they’re supposed to. Often the mom is so bewildered and exhausted, she consents because she is too tired to think straight and doesn’t even read what she’s signing…