tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769812802383450298.post3974579301895537840..comments2023-09-15T08:52:46.151-04:00Comments on DoulaMomma: doula video from TodayDoulaMommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436946151898233317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769812802383450298.post-3304572924898322722008-11-23T11:17:00.000-05:002008-11-23T11:17:00.000-05:00Oy. I felt the conflict b/t medical staff + my do...Oy. I felt the conflict b/t medical staff + my doula during my own birth. One of the (several) OBs present during my labor actually got into a little fight with my (very sweet + non-confrontation) doula because she (the doctor) felt threatened. I'm guessing it isn't comfortable for most doctors to be questioned by someone who might be more knowledgeable than most first-time parents are. The fact that there was a Today Show segment on doulas, even if unbalanced, makes me hopeful for the future. Obviously the gain in popularity isn't going away!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734518315486061605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769812802383450298.post-26271406038775023692008-11-21T11:57:00.000-05:002008-11-21T11:57:00.000-05:00I turn the channel whenever I see something with D...I turn the channel whenever I see something with Dr. Schneiderman on it. She is hostile toward anything that does not directly support a strictly medical approach. Our parting of the ways was on a show about co-sleeping where she said that husbands and wives not sleeping together in favor of sleeping with children meant there was something seriously wrong with the marriage and they should either seek counseling or an attorney. Well, that is cut and dry. Guess me and hubby better get a lawyer then.<BR/><BR/>I left my comments on the Today show site. I wish they would balance her more with the Sears family.Nanda Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880371285355541360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769812802383450298.post-31624073883411985302008-11-21T09:20:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:20:00.000-05:00I think the mainstream medical world views any mod...I think the mainstream medical world views any modality other than pharmaceuticals or surgery to be quackery. <BR/><BR/>They kind of get acupuncture. They grudgingly admit to biofeedback and meditation. But, support a woman in labor? Where are the drugs? You know it's an emergency situation requiring medical intervention, don't you?<BR/><BR/>It seems evidence based medicine is still a long way off, unfortunately. The studies are there for all sorts of things: homebirth, doulas, extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping.<BR/><BR/>Women who are seeking their own answers, and are doing their own research, finding the studies, are lucky to have people like you, Kim, to support them and help them have healthy, happy outcomes.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151628332074616618noreply@blogger.com