As the editorial says, we are all being encouraged to be more proactive in our health care and yet for something as fundamental as giving birth, that is not an area where this is encouraged.

Being pregnant and giving birth is not an illness.

I’m not a rabid “anti hospital” person. I believe that hospital births have their place, but so do birthing centers and home births.

I’ve always wanted to give birth at home, but haven’t found a doctor that would do it. Next pregnancy I’m going to try to get a midwife to do it…the hospital is AWFUL. The nurses actually laughed at me last time for not wanting pain meds. Sickening.