Modern obstetrics research indicates otherwise. The cesarean section is performed only when necessary.
Epidurals are safe.
A clean cut is better than a jagged tear. The hospital is the safest place to bear a child. Here it is. Compare this to the Australian aborigine who, squatting and drug-free, births her baby in less than 20 minutes, then runs to catch up with her tribe, her baby slung next to her bare breasts, umbilical cord intact until nature discards it. Ms. Winget asks that women not be made to feel guilty for the choices they ve made during labor.