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I am 36 weeks pregnant and will deliver with the midwives at OHSU.  Everything is normal with my pregnancy.  I love the way the midwives treat me as a healthy person going through a natural process.  I am not treated like a sick person.  I expect that my labor and birth will be the same. I will be allowed to give birth naturally, by myself, without assistance unless it is needed. 

We wanted to work with the OHSU midwives so that if assistance or intervention is needed,  we would already be at the hospital. However, I highly respect woman who choose to give birth at home.  For most of us, birth is a completely natural process.  Doctors are trained to deal with complications and danger, it is no wonder that they look for and expect to find it.  It is critial, however, that we understand that birth is a natural process that most often occurs without a need for intervention. We need to trust women to deliver their own babies better than anyone else can.  We must trust those trained to work with them to do this too.

posted 1 year, 10 months ago
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