The infant body goes into shock. The absorbent mind shuts down. A perinatal nurse responded immediately. I wrote a response to her piece, quoting Henci Goer's 1995 book, Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities . My article made it clear that, far from being rosy, things were getting worse.
Cesarean section is the most common operation in America.
Epidurals are routinely administered. To my amazement, the editor of The Union declined to publish my article. A Man Speaks Out For Natural Childbirth. The program ran 22 times. I repeated the offer in a March 30 letter to The Union .