i don't intend to debate semmelweis with you dr. tuteur, but for those who might want a more balanced view of his life and work (minus the numerous errors mentioned above) simply google semmelweis and spend 5 minutes (wikipedia would be a good start). i studied him not too long ago as a graduate student in history and remember several good, accurate books recounting his story as well. investigate and think for yourself.
on that same note, i am becoming frustrated with this debate, which seems to be going no where constructive, so i will leave with this info: if anyone out there is pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant or knows someone pregnant, please think for yourself.
there are many great resources out there available for you to do some research and investigate birthing safely: the documentary film, "the business of being born," henci goer's book "the thinking woman's guide to a better birth," books by marsden wagner (m.d.), penny simkin, ina may gaskin, michel odent (m.d), robert bradley (m.d., who had an amazingly successful hospital OB practice and simply believed OBs should be lifeguards and let women birth naturally), and sheila kitzinger. check out the statistics from the Farm yourself. look at how midwifery works in the U.K. and other parts of europe. read the many published studies of homebirth safety available on the web. read about the drug cytotec (linked to an increased risk of uterine hemorrage, maternal and fetal death), which is used routinely in american hospitals for induction of labor.
thank you to kimmelin for bringing information about maternal mortality to our attention. if you'd like to find out more about this topic, please read the march-april edition of "mothering" magazine for an article by ina may gaskin called "masking maternal mortality."
don't simply believe anything i (or anyone else) has written here or tells you, think for yourself.
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i don't intend to debate semmelweis with you dr. tuteur, but for those who might want a more balanced view of his life and work (minus the numerous errors mentioned above) simply google semmelweis and spend 5 minutes (wikipedia would be a good start). i studied him not too long ago as a graduate student in history and remember several good, accurate books recounting his story as well. investigate and think for yourself.
on that same note, i am becoming frustrated with this debate, which seems to be going no where constructive, so i will leave with this info: if anyone out there is pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant or knows someone pregnant, please think for yourself.
there are many great resources out there available for you to do some research and investigate birthing safely: the documentary film, "the business of being born," henci goer's book "the thinking woman's guide to a better birth," books by marsden wagner (m.d.), penny simkin, ina may gaskin, michel odent (m.d), robert bradley (m.d., who had an amazingly successful hospital OB practice and simply believed OBs should be lifeguards and let women birth naturally), and sheila kitzinger. check out the statistics from the Farm yourself. look at how midwifery works in the U.K. and other parts of europe. read the many published studies of homebirth safety available on the web. read about the drug cytotec (linked to an increased risk of uterine hemorrage, maternal and fetal death), which is used routinely in american hospitals for induction of labor.
thank you to kimmelin for bringing information about maternal mortality to our attention. if you'd like to find out more about this topic, please read the march-april edition of "mothering" magazine for an article by ina may gaskin called "masking maternal mortality."
don't simply believe anything i (or anyone else) has written here or tells you, think for yourself.
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