http://www.thejoyofpregnancy.com/back-to-the-homebirth-discussion/ The Complete, Candid, and Reassuring Companion for Parents-To-Be Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.thejoyofpregnancy.com/back-to-the-homebirth-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-444 aly Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:02:32 +0000 http://www.thejoyofpregnancy.com/?p=599#comment-444 Well, at least you're honest about backing up somebody like that. Unfortunately "babykillers" vs. "santimommies," on either side, does nothing to bring women together. Women should not be demonized by either side, period. Opinions and facts are fine. Name-calling is not. And while Lake isn't my favorite, I have NEVER seen her publicly post a **specific** mother's tragedy (without permission) to make a point against hospital birth. From what I read from your book, you could have a real influence bringing the two sides together, but you choose not to. Well, at least you’re honest about backing up somebody like that. Unfortunately “babykillers” vs. “santimommies,” on either side, does nothing to bring women together. Women should not be demonized by either side, period. Opinions and facts are fine. Name-calling is not. And while Lake isn’t my favorite, I have NEVER seen her publicly post a **specific** mother’s tragedy (without permission) to make a point against hospital birth. From what I read from your book, you could have a real influence bringing the two sides together, but you choose not to.

]]> http://www.thejoyofpregnancy.com/back-to-the-homebirth-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Tori Kropp, RN Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:34:11 +0000 http://www.thejoyofpregnancy.com/?p=599#comment-443 Aly-- Thanks for taking the time to write. Unfortunately, I respectfully disagree with you about Dr. Tuteur. Whether or not you like her approach ( and I will admit she comes on strong) or her position, she does make her arguments using real facts and real data. Aly– Thanks for taking the time to write. Unfortunately, I respectfully disagree with you about Dr. Tuteur. Whether or not you like her approach ( and I will admit she comes on strong) or her position, she does make her arguments using real facts and real data.

]]> http://www.thejoyofpregnancy.com/back-to-the-homebirth-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-424 aly Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:42:30 +0000 http://www.thejoyofpregnancy.com/?p=599#comment-424 It's one thing to be against homebirth or epidural free childbirth. It's another to lump yourself in with Dr. Tuteur and her "homebirth mommies are babykillers" idiocy. It’s one thing to be against homebirth or epidural free childbirth. It’s another to lump yourself in with Dr. Tuteur and her “homebirth mommies are babykillers” idiocy.

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