Thinking Outside the Hospital Birth Box
Wednesday, December 21st, 2005Here’s a letter from a Minnesota woman in the midst of her first pregnancy who is asking some terrific questions and thinking “outside the hospital birth” box. When she was a teenager, an older friend/mentor who had her last baby at home with a midwife was kind and wise enough to include Michelle in discussions about her pregnancy at the time. She got invited over very shortly after the birth to see her and the baby. She wrote, “Seeing her in her own bed, all peaceful and comfortable, and ‘in charge’ made quite an impression on me. She showed me another view from what I knew from tv and stories of hospital births.” Enjoy Michelle’s driftings as she brings up good questions and considers better informed choices. - Charlotte
