Why do most doctors discriminate in medicated births?

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I’ve noticed my personal ob and others online have been very condescending towards people who opt to have as little intervention as possible. One story read that on this woman’s hospital tours she asked if having an iv was hospital policy and the nurse replied with “you’re birth center parents” or something like that. And when talking about labor with my ob she told me to just go ahead and get the epidural that she’s been in the field for years and everyone wants to be brave... why don’t people take births with no interventions seriously???

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Didn’t have that experience in Ireland either. I told them I was hoping to go as natural as possible and they said ‘ok’ and that was it. I agree that its probably about the money in America. The more medical intervention you have, the more further intervention you are likely to need so I doubt it’s about their concern for anyone’s health.

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Mine in Australia didn't. My midwife sat in the corner for 9houulre and didn't intervene unless I was asking for something like towels.

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Definitely common in the US because hospitals are profit-based businesses. The more interventions you have, the more they can charge you and your insurance. On top of that, so many women do not take birthing classes and become scared of the pain to the point that they’re more easily persuaded to accept interventions like epidurals, even if they originally didn’t want them. 
Read The Positive Birth Book by Milli Hill. It’s absolutely amazing! 
I’m going to a midwife birth center because I want an unmedicated birth with no interventions. I would have my baby at home if that were an option where I live, but unfortunately very few midwives in my area are able/willing to make a 2 hour drive. I was born at home and my mom didn’t have an epidural with my two brothers who were hospital births. She said if she hadn’t read and researched and learned about transition labor, she probably would have been scared enough to get one.

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Because they want to push drugs and c-sections on women to make more money and get them in and out as fast as possible. It’s all about their convenience it’s disgusting. Obviously not all are like that.

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My OB respects my decisions and requests, but I also respect his. He has been delivering babies for 40 years and he’s an extremely popular and liked doctor. If he says “I think you’ll feel better if you get the epidural,” I’m going to trust him. Why would I ignore someone with decades of experience?
I was induced twice because my body doesn’t dilate on its own. I followed his lead because he has delivered babies. He has more experience than my two deliveries. 
Of course, no doctors should be disrespectful and rude, but they SHOULD offer an alternative perspective. And in my opinion, women are very hung up on being brave or acting like they have to prove something. I’m no superhero, give me the epidural! 
But your wishes should be respected and taken seriously up until you or baby is in distress during labor.

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Watch the business of being born.

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I used to be labor and delivery tech and I’m all for little intervention, however the iv and fetal monitoring shouldn’t be questioned just because it’s there to save your life and your child’s. Even if we don’t go into the room we are watching your baby from the outside and making sure their heart rate doesn’t do anything funky. And an iv is quickest to give you anything instead of having to try to find a vein and wasting the time that can be used to save you or your little one

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I’m in the states and our hospital is very pro-non medicated births. They support medicated options if the mother wants it, but they spent way more of our class talking about and practicing non-medicated pain management. Just depends on the hospital’s philosophy.

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So OBs are mostly like this. However I have had a midwife with everyone of my children and have always been supported with all three of my unmedicated births. My midwife is even allowing me to go unmedicated with my twins as long as it’s safe to do so.

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I think it’s the reverse in the UK! Or certainly you are not judged for whatever type of birth you choose.  Home births are not considered weird here and water births and mild/moderate pain relief is pretty normal thank goodness!

Why do most doctors discriminate in medicated births?

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