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AUSER on 8/8/2005 1:33:05 PM |
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Employer demands non-evidence based education |
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You're not the only one in this dilemma! I have gotten email from a mother of 3 (divorced) who was afraid of losing her job because she provided choice-based, evidence-based information. Do I recommend she lose her job and not be able to feed her children?
What I did recommend was:
*refer parents to this very website and stimulate them to ask questions
*show the 7 minute segment of the Lamaze video "Celebrate Birth" and ask them to compare these births with the ones they have seen on television
*find the already committed normal birth parents and help them set up a birth network so that parents in your community WILL know their choices
*hand out the Lamaze Parents' Magazine and use it as a teaching tool. It has loads of choices for parents.
There are no easy solutions. We've been fighting the swing of the pendulum far too long. There are wonderful handouts at the CIMS website www.motherfriendly.org as well as the Maternity Center Association website www.maternitywise.org. There are fabulous organizations working to change the culture of birth from unhealthy to normal. We would love to have your energy. By: Storkbytes |
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