tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post6510442881711749426..comments2023-10-26T04:41:06.155-07:00Comments on Mama Birth: ACOG SUCKS, and I Hate ThemMama Birthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08117513287607189564noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-33317185732479954822013-04-12T07:56:54.574-07:002013-04-12T07:56:54.574-07:00Hi. I just saw your blog post, and I know it is y...Hi. I just saw your blog post, and I know it is years later, but I wanted to say a couple things. First, I really appreciate your feelings and knowledge about the birthing process. The birth journey is different for all women, and one way is not "right" or "wrong." Second, ACOG is a professional organization made up of Obstetricians and Gynecologists around the continent who make medical recommendations for practice around the globe. They are M.D.s, and in North America these days are predominantly women (as opposed to the old days). While it is true that healthy pregnancies happen without screening exams, the purpose is to identify high risk conditions that put you and your baby at risk. Home birth in the developed world and in the developing world are much different things, which carry different risks. For example, in North America, you almost never encounter women in prolonged labor (days etc) who do not progress, wait at home and die from the process. This is NOT uncommon in the developing world (for example in Tanzania, Uganda etc). So take the recommendations of the organization in context of helping to assess risk for the best outcome. Pregnancy and childbirth are natural, but actually potentially dangerous states of being. No Doc wants a bad outcome for their patient. It's not just about money (the docs in the healthcare system get a small fraction of the charges). As moms, we all want to do what is best for our baby and body. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09917364495320229811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-16647050025677763762012-07-19T02:04:28.602-07:002012-07-19T02:04:28.602-07:00It's awesome to see the double-speak of doubt ...It's awesome to see the double-speak of doubt being called out! I am so glad that women are talking to each other, and so grateful to have had a wonderful birth with a CPM! It would not have happened without being able to hear other women's stories and experiences. I now have a very strong, healthy, beautiful baby girl (despite not having any ultrasounds, gasp!). Thank you for speaking out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-72477082708212792772012-07-18T00:20:39.607-07:002012-07-18T00:20:39.607-07:00wow this was great! I wish I had the balls to put ...wow this was great! I wish I had the balls to put this on my fb profile but I've already received enough comments from all of my hospital birth believing friends....all of whom have had inductions, c sections, epidurals, vacuum extractions and forcep extractions. all of 'em. sad. this was a perfect post! I 10000000000% agree and this is why I stayed home and delivered my gorgeous baby girl with just my husband and my sister. F the hospital and their stupid 'rules'.Back to the Starthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017113663778423218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-30344873504836400362012-07-17T21:25:53.250-07:002012-07-17T21:25:53.250-07:00Ah, are they losing too much business? The proces...Ah, are they losing too much business? The process effects the outcome, something they seem to forget. <br /><br />As a 2 time unassisted birthing mama (and once "attended" by a FACOG- which was ultimately an empowering experience when I realized he had no real control over the power of my body and baby) I hold no hatred for them, simply because I don't like how that feels. Educated women can see through their posturing, as well illustrated here. <br /><br />But thank you for being a voice for home birth. A beautiful process that actually creates a higher percentage of successful outcomes....Lesley Reid Crosshttp://www.euphorialifedesignstudio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-78951759100572157302012-07-17T18:35:49.411-07:002012-07-17T18:35:49.411-07:00Right On! Thank you for speaking the words that al...Right On! Thank you for speaking the words that all women should say...<br />This is MY CHOICE and MY RIGHT and MY BODY and MY BABY.. and I CHOOSE!Kim Lane, CPM, LM [VA] (formerly Kim Mosny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14539630157335434198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-70443623844508198062010-12-30T12:09:05.367-08:002010-12-30T12:09:05.367-08:00WOW! LOVE IT! Couldn't have put it better myse...WOW! LOVE IT! Couldn't have put it better myself!!! <br /><br />~Stephanie<br />hopefulharvest.infoBrokenWing Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913545273376239763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-18757769933412139082010-12-11T13:47:34.946-08:002010-12-11T13:47:34.946-08:00Bravo. Yup.
I've been lucky, my widwives hav...Bravo. Yup. <br /><br />I've been lucky, my widwives have been great and VERY hands off. They've even encouraged me to forego tests that are "standard procedure". Perhaps it's a little different in Canada. In the States I wouldn't touch a CNM or CPM with a ten foot pole. I went with a Lay Midwife, which was illegal in Iowa. Sadly she was charged a few years later, and sentenced to community service and some other stuff to stay out of jail. It's horrendous. She helped me heal after a violent hospital experience after the birth of my twins. <br /><br />I love how condescending that whole ACOG statement is. Barf.Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387311074993323310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-27503081676068431592010-12-10T15:21:08.376-08:002010-12-10T15:21:08.376-08:00Just read this and I had to post on my profile! S...Just read this and I had to post on my profile! Seriously, with infant and maternal mortality rates as high as they are in the US, how can they print such lies?!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621774150162254860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-14847966660894903952010-06-18T20:18:24.648-07:002010-06-18T20:18:24.648-07:00Thanks- this was a fun one huh?Thanks- this was a fun one huh?Mama Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117513287607189564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-34290282729018412052010-06-18T19:27:49.349-07:002010-06-18T19:27:49.349-07:00I think it's very interesting that they're...I think it's very interesting that they're basically admitting that yes, you'll have a shitty birth experience with an ob in a hospital. And they're telling us that doesn't matter.. because we need to sacrifice it all to be "safe." Or at least their definition of safe. The insane thing is - with a homebirth midwife, you can have it both - experience, and safety. ACOG does suck, and I totally agree with you. Well said.Momiosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623761303065395665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-26917019285878874122010-06-18T14:07:04.799-07:002010-06-18T14:07:04.799-07:00I'm here via Informed Parenting. I feel like y...I'm here via Informed Parenting. I feel like you're writing my thoughts/feelings! I ended up with a c-section (literally without even signing the consent form they shoved in my face) and this: "It made me feel comfortable and safe with you when I should have been running for the hills." is how I felt afterward. [Though, honestly, I don't know if I would have been able to deliver vaginally. He was breech, one foot up, one foot down, etc. - but shouldn't I have been allowed to try instead of wheeled out of the room being held down and screaming "NO! I don't WANT A C-section!"?] ACOG, and the current state of prenatal care in the US, makes me sick. (Ok, sorry for the comment hijack. Hi! It's nice to "meet" you!)Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763158836981858781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-23784248928304888652010-06-03T19:34:44.205-07:002010-06-03T19:34:44.205-07:00Succinctly stated. In total agreement!Succinctly stated. In total agreement!kariwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208108715229081779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-36418532049507740962010-06-03T10:53:10.757-07:002010-06-03T10:53:10.757-07:00That is just amazing. An awesome post. I agree w...That is just amazing. An awesome post. I agree with you.Theuppercbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06441645943597332424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-39554001737002101532010-06-03T10:22:07.358-07:002010-06-03T10:22:07.358-07:00Thanks ladies! Feeling just a touch guilty that ...Thanks ladies! Feeling just a touch guilty that am encouraging hatred...but it is so well directed!Mama Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117513287607189564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-25649289646535385672010-06-03T07:07:30.730-07:002010-06-03T07:07:30.730-07:00I had no idea who the "ACOG" were until ...I had no idea who the "ACOG" were until I read your post. "They" make me sick. "They" are probably childless and predominatly men. "They" can kiss my A%^.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-67134063043189587602010-06-03T05:54:20.675-07:002010-06-03T05:54:20.675-07:00I hear you completely!! I think that the ACOG is o...I hear you completely!! I think that the ACOG is only looking out for their own interests! Not that of a pregnant women, they just know that Supporting Homebirth would mean supporting more midwives, and therefore make them really OBsolete!!! LOLPartylsbabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613609708519254966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-83882824762316522312010-06-03T05:41:09.417-07:002010-06-03T05:41:09.417-07:00Wow. That was an incredible post! Couldn't ha...Wow. That was an incredible post! Couldn't have said it better myself. I can not believe they have the audacity to even say that. Bastards. You are not nuts, you are right!Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661809120781665792noreply@blogger.com