They cause the problems they save you from.

Society tells us that birth is dangerous and we must hand it over to the place and people that know best - to the hospital and its medical practitioners.

The irony of this of course is that in hospital unnecessary and harmful practices are employed at every turn. The majority of women are coerced into induction or the speeding up of their labour, which in turn removes the safety of our physiology and creates a dangerous environment where babies find it more difficult to cope and women are at higher risk of complications.

And then it is from this space that measures are used to ensure survival.

Medical personal neither share these risks prior nor own up to causing the issues later, but they do take credit for women and babies coming out of birth alive. In fact, this is their base line, they do not consider the holistic wellbeing of the dyad.

Women who make decisions in a different way are the ones who are seen as dangerous.

​These systems are old and tired, and women are seeing the truth in greater numbers. Women know these systems cause harm and are choosing something else for themselves.

What are you choosing? If you want help to figure it out, come and have a chat with me.