So perhaps you expected Dr. Phil to be fear mongering about home birth, but how about The Doctors? Their home birth show featured an undecided couple, an OB, and Dr. Sears, who supports home births. It was supposed to be an open dialogue. Guess who got to speak for 95 percent of the time? OB Dr. Lisa Masterson (pictured, who, apparently often provides sex advice on Dr. Phil. Oh well).
On the shows' forums, viewers are ripping into the show for not having a midwife participate. Wendy Gordon, a certified professional midwife from Portland, Oregon, also spells out all of their astounding inaccuracies, complete with footnotes, and suggests that the producers and the OB read the latest Listening to Mothers survey to find out what their experiences really are. Another midwife blogger suggests wryly, "Have Dr. Masterson call me. I'll tell her how to avoid a 10-15% shoulder dystocia rate."
This has got me wondering, though, is home birth getting so much negative publicity specifically because Ricci Lake and all the other folks questioning the U.S. medical model of birth actually have OBs scared? Are they worried about the competition? Is this the big backlash before a big breakthrough?
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