Brunson Case and a few thoughts on Family Freedom
My podcast this morning highlighted the Brunson Brothers case and the issue of Parental Sovereignty
President Trump sent out a link to a story about this case on his Truth Social Account.
During this podcast I had a conversation with Brady about Childbirth and talked about defending parents in various forums.
This chat with Dr. Amy illustrates the types of online conversations I engaged in over the years:
https://healthyfamilies.news/defending-family-birth/
Physician Heal Thyself
(I wrote this in 2007 and it stayed pinned to the front of my blog for over ten years!)
The Canadian Doctors (SOGC):
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
The Australian and New Zealand Doctors:
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Royal College (RCOG) in the UK:
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
And in a recent article in the Denver Westword Newspaper (I was interviewed for this story)
A Spokesperson for ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) claimed freebirth was “dangerous”.
Baby’s Day Out
Childbirth goes solo.
By Jared Jacang Maher
Published: May 10, 2007
“According to the guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the organization “strongly opposes” any birth not performed inside a hospital. A spokesman for the ACOG has a one-word assessment of freebirth: “dangerous.”
I have just one message for these doctors, and it is this:
Physician, heal thyself
“The moral of the proverb is counsel to prove your trustworthiness with your own affairs before attempting to tell others what they should do.”
When the various obstetrics societies PROVE that they have the will to reform themselves internally by setting up standards of care that are more about the mother and the baby than they are about the doctor and staff at the hospital, then I will feel more open about listening to any edicts they have about my lifestyle.
Hey Doctors: why don’t you set some goals….
1. No inductions before 41 weeks
2. 10% C-section rate
3. No elective C-sections
4. Full acceptance of Lay and Nurse Midwifery both in the home and at the hospital
5. A Complete and total acceptance of VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean)
6. A willingness to embrace proper prenatal nutrition as the foundation for a healthy pregnancy as outlined by the Brewer Pregnancy Diet
When society stops locking up our midwives for bogus reasons, embrace and promote natural mothering as the IDEAL for a new baby (Natural Childbirth, Attachment Parenting, and Long Term Ecological Breastfeeding), then I will believe you have found your soul as doctors.
Until then? Well, I am going to continue promoting freebirth and encouraging families to break away from your way of giving birth, because frankly, the way you do it stinks.
Jenny Hatch
Lamaze International has a white paper on Elective cesarean Vs. Vaginal Birth
American College of Nurse Midwives:
QUOTE:
“Only women themselves can tell us if they are actually demanding cesarean section surgery. With what we are learning from Childbirth Connection today, we now know that women VERY rarely schedule first cesareans by choice without a medical reason,” says Susan Hodges, president of Citizens for Midwifery. “Only women can tell us what kind of informed consent process was provided to them. Citizens for Midwifery believes that women are not being given adequate and unbiased information about all the risks and benefits of cesarean sections. Research is needed to understand who and what are now influencing decisions to perform major abdominal surgery ‘for no medical reason’ despite substantial evidence that all cesareans increase harmful risks for mothers and babies.”