| Naomi Wolf's newest book, Misconceptions,
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| | the title, "The Patron Saint." It is
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| is a testament to her own experiences and
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| | obvious that Ms. Wolf is in awe of
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| prejudices about childbirth. Ms. Wolf
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| | Gaskin, yet wasn't converted by her to
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| shares her own culturally-learned fears
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| | better educate herself and choose a less
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| about childbirth but fails to recognize
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| | interventive childbirth. It is also
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| that this is in response to 100 years of
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| | apparent that Ms. Wolf did not read the
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| medical society propaganda. Although she
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| | original Spiritual Midwifery book. If
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| has access to research and studies
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| | she had, she would have learned that Ina
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| documenting the safety of homebirth and
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| | May wasn't exactly "a self-taught, lay
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| non-medical midwifery, she paints birth
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| | midwife" but that her earliest training
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| outside an institution as dangerous. She
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| | had come from an obstetrician (who also
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| chose to give birth with obstetricians in
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| | provided medication and instruments) and
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| high risk hospitals and had cesareans
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| | a local physician who provided friendly
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| both times. I think the book could have
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| | back-up for years. She also would have
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| been more aptly titled,
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| | learned that the Farm clinic included a
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| "(Misrepresentations) My Pain Phobia and
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| | physician.It is curious that Ms. Wolf is
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| Justification for My Cesareans."I heard
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| | intrigued by free-standing birth centers
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| about this book through discussions on
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| | and offers them up as a perfect choice
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| the internet which praised it for setting
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| | for women. She is somehow under the
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| the record straight about childbirth.
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| | impression that pain-relieving drugs are
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| After looking at the book myself,
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| | readily available for those who give
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| however, I have come to an entirely
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| | birth at these centers, yet her depiction
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| different conclusion. It is simply
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| | of Elizabeth Seton indicates a transport
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| another book, written to justify the
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| | to the hospital for those who wish an
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| unwarranted use of medical intervention
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| | epidural. How this is an improvement over
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| and sequelae, unnecessary cesareans, and
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| | one's own home is a mystery to me.
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| excuse bad maternity care decisions.
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| | Perhaps it is her fascination with
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| Instead of accurately depicting birthing
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| | institutions? and her phobia about
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| choices in America, Ms. Wolf used this
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| | pain?Complete Mother readers will find
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| book as a vehicle to promote her own
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| | her descriptions of breastfeeding
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| opinions and discredit traditional
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| | revolting: "become someone's addiction."
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| midwives, homebirth, full-time motherhood
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| | And quoting Sarah Hardy, "once nursing
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| and ecological breastfeeding.Ms. Wolf
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| | begins, bondage is a perfectly good
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| places great importance on the book "What
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| | description for the ensuing chain of
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| to Expect When You're Expecting", as
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| | events (and) lives on a mammary leash."
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| though this is some highly regarded
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| | How sad she didn't bother to go to a Le
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| research book or the childbirth Bible.
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| | Leche League meeting or meet someone who
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| Sadly this book is written to promote the
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| | was content breastfeeding. We can only
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| medical model of care and justify the
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| | guess that she probably was bottle fed,
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| many interventions foisted upon women who
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| | and lacking the nurturing of being
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| choose to have hospital births. She
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| | breastfed herself, is compensating by
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| carefully goes through the many routine
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| | portraying breastfeeding in a dim
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| hospital procedures and explains the many
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| | light.Her social programs which would
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| risks and few benefits of each, yet she
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| | improve the world basically abdicate
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| apparently did not believe her own
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| | parental responsibilities to the
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| research.Those who have fought for years
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| | government. She wants paid extended
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| to eradicate the meaningless term "lay
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| | maternity leave, tax deductions and
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| midwife" will immediately recognize Ms.
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| | benefits to relatives who come to help
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| Wolf's superficial understanding of birth
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| | the new mothers, on-site day care and
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| attendants. Her repeated use of this
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| | nurseries, lots of hospital support
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| term is a clear indicator of her lack of
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| | programs, hospital statistics disclosure,
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| research and knowledge of childbirth. I
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| | parentless playgrounds monitored by
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| half expected to see the terms "redskin"
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| | "young people" so "an active, thoughtful
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| or "nigger" pop up during discussion
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| | mother, father. (won't be) uncomfortable
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| about minority statistics.She writes as a
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| | at the playground." Basically she wants
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| fact, "homebirth is now as safe as
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| | the government to act as nanny so she can
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| hospital birth." Now as safe? It has
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| | get her work done. "Work" being something
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| always been at least as safe! An entire
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| | far more important than caring for her
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| book, The Five Standards by David
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| | children herself.Save yourself a few
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| Stewart, gives thousands of studies and
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| | hours of frustration wading through this
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| statistics which conclude that homebirth
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| | tripe. Instead, make a pot of raspberry
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| is safer than hospital birth.I took great
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| | leaf tea, give the older kids a fun
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| offense at her term, "Naturalists,"
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| | project to do, put your feet up and put
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| (pages 182-186) to describe anyone who
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| | baby to breast and read the books she
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| would dare to promote or give birth
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| | ignored: The Five Standards, Under the
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| without high-technology. She explains
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| | Apple Tree, The American Way of Birth,
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| that this option "has been presented as
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| | Being Born, Birth at Home, Your Baby,
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| so rigid .with such extreme requirements
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| | Your Way, Special Delivery, Labor Pains,
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| of courage and faith. It was for that
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| | Silent Knife, Malpractice: How Doctors
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| reason that my husband and I would not
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| | Manipulate Women, Obstetric Myths Versus
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| consider it as an option." I wonder,
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| | Research Realities, Gentle Birth Choices
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| what research led her to this conclusion?
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| | and back-issues of The Compleat Mother
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| Judging from many comments which salt
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| | Magazine.Rebecca Waters is the book
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| her book, it would seem she is her own
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| | reviewer for The Compleat Mother Magazine
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| source of "factual" information.Anyone
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| | - Rebecca is also a contributor to
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| who promoted birth without drugs is
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| | Nursing Programs Online at and to
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| included in this Naturalist group and
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| | Go-Law-School at Rebecca is also a
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| portrayed as romanticizing the birthing
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| | mother of seven and the wife of an
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| event. Ina May Gaskin, however, is
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| | interesting dude.
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| somehow exempt from this group and given
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