I had a natural birth in a private Cuenca hospital in 2023 with my spouse and doula present and was happy with my experience. Definitely agree that it goes against the grain here. What I tell people is to negotiate with your doctor and don't be afraid to push back. It's a culture of negotiation, after all, and that can prevent things escalating later. Unfortunately, so many things from the consent form to the layout of the brand new delivery room were focused on the doctor's convenience rather than the one giving birth.
Sorry to hear about your experience. I wouldn't say ours was due to inadequete training. More because of inadequate hospital administration and a traditional, industrial view of child birthing.
Thank you for sharing this story with us. I am not so fully-decided about insisting upon natural birth, home birth, or whatever. But I recall in the _Star Trek_ future, in which they have the "fetal transport" option, in which they can beam a baby out, *it is rarely used,* only for problem births. Which leaves me wondering exactly what sort of political statement that the writers of Star Trek were trying to make with this. I think in many cases, "natural" can be better, hence a reason why many people tend to have large families, due to religious or philosophical or cultural objections against birth control and in favor of the natural increase of humans. Isn't a baby supposed to be born when "it is time" and not rushed along for the convenience of highly-paid doctors (at least here in the U.S.) or for the profits of hospitals? Sounds like an argument for more midwifery. Seems really bizarre how it is that we humans are supposed to be born in a hospital and die in a hospital? As if pregnancy is regarded more like a "disease" than a normal and healthy life-giving condition. They get us coming and going, and it did not used to be like that. My video game island has a hospital, but nobody actually goes there. Good thing that much of what goes on my island, is not really much about profit. Empty hospital beds probably are not so great for bringing in money?
I had a natural birth in a private Cuenca hospital in 2023 with my spouse and doula present and was happy with my experience. Definitely agree that it goes against the grain here. What I tell people is to negotiate with your doctor and don't be afraid to push back. It's a culture of negotiation, after all, and that can prevent things escalating later. Unfortunately, so many things from the consent form to the layout of the brand new delivery room were focused on the doctor's convenience rather than the one giving birth.
inadequate training for doctors is major problem ...only bad experience i had .....
Sorry to hear about your experience. I wouldn't say ours was due to inadequete training. More because of inadequate hospital administration and a traditional, industrial view of child birthing.
@@yapatree9495 Injury and bleeding from ovaries cyst during C/S due to inadequate training
Maité was my wife's doctor and is very good; knowledgeable and compassionate.
Thank you for sharing this story with us. I am not so fully-decided about insisting upon natural birth, home birth, or whatever. But I recall in the _Star Trek_ future, in which they have the "fetal transport" option, in which they can beam a baby out, *it is rarely used,* only for problem births. Which leaves me wondering exactly what sort of political statement that the writers of Star Trek were trying to make with this. I think in many cases, "natural" can be better, hence a reason why many people tend to have large families, due to religious or philosophical or cultural objections against birth control and in favor of the natural increase of humans.
Isn't a baby supposed to be born when "it is time" and not rushed along for the convenience of highly-paid doctors (at least here in the U.S.) or for the profits of hospitals? Sounds like an argument for more midwifery.
Seems really bizarre how it is that we humans are supposed to be born in a hospital and die in a hospital? As if pregnancy is regarded more like a "disease" than a normal and healthy life-giving condition. They get us coming and going, and it did not used to be like that. My video game island has a hospital, but nobody actually goes there. Good thing that much of what goes on my island, is not really much about profit. Empty hospital beds probably are not so great for bringing in money?