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re: Birth is a Human Rights Issue

michel2tiffin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:39:27 GMT

When a woman becomes pregnant, she and her baby have unalienable rights. First, the right to life: In June of this year, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution acknowledging maternal mortality and morbidity as a human rights issue.(1) The adoption of this resolution prods governments to “change the way they view maternal death—that is, as a human rights issue no less serious than executions, arbitrary detentions, or torture.”(2)

Next, the right to liberty: The word “liberty” contains aspects of freedom, independence, autonomy, emancipation. These concepts are not usually considered in relation to the childbearing year. It is time to declare that mothers and babies have the right to liberty in pregnancy and birth.

Finally, the pursuit of happiness is of utmost importance to those of us who care for mothers and babies. Most births around the world lead to some varying degree of preventable trauma for the mother and baby. I say it is preventable because much of it is iatrogenic, caused by the doctor or midwife. In many cases, if the mother, baby and birthing process had been treated with respect, the trauma would possibly have never taken place. Instead, the mother likely would have had the most miraculous experience of her life. At the very least, she would have felt a part of the decision-making process if things still did not go as planned. Birth today is a doctor dictatorship in many practices and in many hospitals. Mothers and babies are missing the healthiest possible beginning, both physically and emotionally. Their human rights are being violated.

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re: Educate Young Midwives

Generations — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:14:24 GMT

How interesting! My daughter (age 18) and I are both student midwives and we recently met Lila, having her over to our home to talk midwifery for a few hours. You will be glad to know that she hasn't lost a bit of her passion since you wrote this post. She's a delightful young lady and I hope that one day the three of us will be filling the midwife void in our area.

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re: Protecting Mother and Baby

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