The Evening Times shocks us with this story debunking the myth of the midwife. Apparently not all midwives are of the no pain relief mindset and are instead practioners who encourage women to have the birth experience they choose, one with as little medical intervention as possible. Nationally 11% of babies are delivered by a Certified Nurse Midwife and most of those births take place in a hospital or birthing center. Although a midwife can also provide guidance and support during a home birth.
According to the article the most common myth of the midwife is that they all believe birth should be as painful as possible.Do people actually believe that? I thought the biggest myth about midwives was that they forced you to eat your own placenta. I guess that's not a myth?
It's great to know midwives come with all different philosophies and approaches to childbirth, just like a lot of Ob/Gyns and I'm sure this article will be very helpful to expectant mothers researching their birthing options. However, when I read the description of a birth where the laboring mother sat in the tub while the midwife knit at the side of the tub, I thought about my own birth experience and how my husband having the nerve to breathe while I was in so much pain made me angry. If I heard the clicking of knitting needles I may have torn someone's head off.
Maybe midwives are cool with that birth experience?
