SPONTANEOUS CREATION

101 Reasons Not to Have Your Baby in a Hospital, Vol. 1

A Book about Natural Childbirth

and the Birth of Wisdom and Power in Childbearing Women

by Jock Doubleday

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Contents

Author's Note

Preface

Introduction

1 You want to live.

2 You want your baby to live.

3 You don't want a cesarean section.

4 You don't want another cesarean section.

5 You don't want to hemorrhage.

6 You don't want an episiotomy.

7 You don't want epidural anesthesia.

8 You don't want your baby to have birth defects.

9 You don't want your baby to be taken away from you.

10 You want to bond with your baby.

11 You don't want someone to deliver your baby.

12 You don't want your baby delivered with forceps.

13 You don't want your baby delivered by vacuum extraction.

14 You don't want your baby to be stillborn.

15 You want your birth attended by a woman.

16 You want your birth attended by your husband.

17 You want your birth attended by your children.

18 You want your birth attended by your caregiver.

19 You want a quick birth.

20 You want a personal birth.

21 You want a private birth.

22 You want a natural birth.

23 You want a spiritual birth.

24 You don't like pain.

25 You want to give birth in a position of your choice.

26 You are not afraid of your pelvis.

27 You are not afraid of your umbilical cord.

28 You don't want to give birth according to a doctor's schedule.

29 You don't want to please a king.

30 You want your baby to be smart.

31 You want your baby to be astrologically correct.

32 You want your baby to smile.

33 You want to participate in an ancient process.

34 You believe in nature.

35 You believe in science.

36 You don't believe that the female body is defective.

37 You don't believe in the male mother.

38 You want to surrender to nature, not culture.

39 You want to feel empowered.

40 You want to eat during labor.

41 You want to drink during labor.

42 You're not fooled by the term "birthing room."

43 You're not fooled by the term "informed consent."

44 You're not fooled by the term "due date."

45 You're not fooled by the term "high risk."

46 You're not fooled by the term "birth plan."

47 You don't want to ride in a car during labor.

48 You want to give birth naked.

49 You want to have an orgasm.

50 You don't want to experience prolapsed cord.

51 You don't want to experience postpartum depression.

Appendix A: 50 Further Reasons Not to Have Your Baby in a Hospital

Appendix B: Malpractice Attorneys Specializing in Birth Injuries

Appendix C: Organizations Advocating the Midwifery Model of Care

Endnotes

Citations

Sources

Glossary

Author Information