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Originally Posted by Lady Sage
If birthing unassisted was so dangerous humans would never have made it this far.
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This comment used with regards to other things as well drives me nuts.
It is not correct as a greater number of ppeople were not making it this far previously as opposed to in our generation.
Nobody ever said that unassisted births always resulted in a death.
Nobody even said that it results in death 50% of the time.
I have heard similar comments with regards to
- Seatbelts
- Eating Habits
- Putting a baby down in their crib one way or the other
- A few other things that I am not remembering
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Use average life expectancy numbers to see
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Originally Posted by cdc.gov
From the turn of the 20th century through 2002, life
expectancy at birth increased from 48 to 75 years for men
and from 51 to 80 years for women (figure 26). Improvements
in nutrition, housing, hygiene, and medical care contributed to
decreases in death rates throughout the lifespan. Prevention
and control of infectious diseases had a profound impact on
life expectancy in the first half of the 20th century (2).
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus05.pdf
More people are living longer now becuase of, among many other things, increase in assisted births. Life expectancy at birth is much greater now than it was at the turn of the 20th century.
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Why take the chance?
I can understand people take chances with their own lives everyday. They shouldn't, but they do and that is their decision.
What I don't get is why people take chances with their children's lives.
Go to the hospital to give birth or have trained people around. Why would anyone take a chance with their childs life by doing this unassited.
Do you put your kids in carseats in the car? Most do. I don't understand parents that don't.
Do you make your kids wear a helmet when they ride a bike? Most do. I don't undestand parents who don't.
Do you leave your young children alone in the car while your run into the store to buy a few things. Most parents don't. I don't understand parents who do.
Do you leave your baby at home alone in their crib while you go out for the day? No? But what is the likely hood of something bad happening. probably close to nothing. But you don't do it.
The likelyhood of something happening during an unassited birth is low, however, it is still possible and more likely then in an assited birth - so why take the chance with your child's life.
Another thing:
Many people advocating assited births are suggesting that in addition to all the other jobs they perform, that the trained assistant is there in case anything goes wrong. This is not accurate and it can be argued that an untrained assitant can call an ambulance, drive a car or what-have-you in those circumstances as well.
What a trined assistant is there for, in addition to all the jobs they perform, is not to be there in case of a problem but to RECOGNIZE when there is a problem.
RECOGNIZING when there is a problem and KNOWING when more experienced help or medical technology is needed is the differentiating factor between a trained and untrained assistant.