I’ve done it again. I’ve quoted someone word for word and exposed her as (choose one or more) selfish, ignorant, narcissistic, immature, willing to risk the life of her own ...
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If homebirth is safe, why do pediatricians oppose it?
I’d like to come at the homebirth issue from a different angle. ...
What does it mean to treat a patient respectfully?
Can you imagine someone declaring: “A successful kidney transplant isn’t enough. I ...
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If quoting homebirth advocates makes them look like fools, perhaps they should reconsider what they say
I’ve done it again. I’ve quoted someone word for word and exposed her as (choose one or more) selfish, ignorant, narcissistic, immature, willing to risk the life of her own baby, or all of the above. According to Kelly Winder of BellyBelly Australia, that makes The Skeptical OB a hate site. As she wrote in [...]
My marriage: long – contains wedding disappointment/trauma
What would you think of a woman who wrote the following: “The morning after the wedding, I was alone with my new husband and all I could do was cry. I never thought the words trauma would come out of my mouth and be associated to my wedding but that was what I felt. I [...]
Is there anyone besides homebirth advocates who believes that homebirth is safe?
Yesterday I wrote about the fact that pediatricians and neonatologists do not support the empirical claims of natural childbirth and homebirth advocates. They do not think that NCB is safer for babies, healthier for babies or better for babies than childbirth with pain relief. Pediatricians and neonatologists strongly believe that homebirth increases the risk of [...]
If homebirth is safe, why do pediatricians oppose it?
I’d like to come at the homebirth issue from a different angle. That’s because homebirth advocates have created an alternate reality of internal legitimacy complete with immunizing strategies to defend against logical arguments. This alternate reality is based firmly on the notion that obstetricians cannot be replied upon for accurate information because they fear competition [...]
What does it mean to treat a patient respectfully?
Can you imagine someone declaring: “A successful kidney transplant isn’t enough. I am devastated that my doctor did not agree with my assessment that I could have had my kidney inserted laparoscopically and thereby avoided that big scar in my side.” Cna you imagine someone declaring: “A cure of my colon cancer isn’t enough. My [...]
Lamaze discovers pre-eclampsia
In the wake of a Downton Abbey episode in which a main character lost her life to eclampsia, Lamaze has suddenly discovered it. The recent episode of “Downton Abbey” brought much needed attention to the maternal health issue of pre-eclampsia. Why is it we rely on fiction for permission to get real? … How do [...]
Homebirth sheeple
Here’s the homebirth website, Here are the people, Open the homepage, Look at the sheeple. “Sheeple” is a derogatory term thrown about by homebirth and natural childbirth advocates to imply that women who consult and heed the advice of obstetricians are blind, unthinking followers. However, when it comes to sheeple, homebirth and NCB advocates have [...]
The amazing truth about homebirth – a pictorial display
ATTENTION PARENTS AND FUTURE PARENTS! Homebirth advocates and homebirth midwives do not want you to know about the incredible fear and horror you and your baby may feel during homebirth, or the soul crushing grief and guilt you may experience for the rest of your life because your baby was permanently injured or died, all [...]
But, but, you’re only supposed to praise me.
The world of homebirth advocacy is a vast echo chamber where ignorant women praise other ignorant women for being “educated.” It is a world where fragile women go to boost their self-esteem with unrestricted plaudits for even the most irresponsible decisions. It is a world where women actually risk their babies’ deaths for the admiration [...]
Statistics
An ongoing discussion in my Facebook group about the reliability of specific scientific papers purporting to show the benefits of natural childbirth reminds me yet again that most people are deeply confused about statistics. For laypeople, part of the problem is the fact that the word “statistics” has more than one meaning. Used colloquially, statistics [...]
Amy Tuteur, MD
Dr. Amy Tuteur is an obstetrician gynecologist. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1979 and her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Tuteur is a former clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School. She left the practice of medicine to raise her four children. Her book, How Your Baby Is Born, an illustrated guide to pregnancy, labor and delivery was published by Ziff-Davis Press in 1994. She can be reached at DrAmy5 at aol dot com.
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