Epidurals are administered by anesthesiologists and would therefore not be a part of a home birth experience. By choosing to pursue a home birth, a woman is acknowledging that her pain management options will be limited to non-medicinal options. If the woman reached a point where she was literally unable to deal with…

It’s a lot of “I got mine!”.

There’s really not much you can prescribe that would do much for the pain of childbirth and also be safe for the baby. Your options in childbirth for medical pain management are basically an epidural, in some places (more popular in Europe and Canada) nitrous oxide, or sometimes a narcotic. An epidural is anesthesia…

Immigrants can be racist too, that’s why. Northern Italian immigrants think they are better than southern, Cubans think they are better than Mexican, etc etc.

I don’t think midwives are permitted to prescribe and administer medication. But I know that in Canada, accredited midwives are required to have emergency meds (i.e. for bleeding, oxygen, and such) on hand.

I think it was the establishment talking about change and they maybe possibly even wanted to enact it, but I don’t think they had realized yet how much the tea party had taken over the republican party. I’m super fascinated to see what happens to the GOP if (when—please any deity please let it be WHEN) they lose the…

Epidurals are administered by anesthesiologists. Even if you are in a hospital and want one, they call in the anesthesiologist to do it. It taps directly into the spinal cord. You do NOT want anyone but a highly trained specialist doing that.

No meds or anything like that. But someone who chooses a home birth is probably interested in what is called “natural childbirth,” (like any kind of birth is unnnatural? LOL.). Anyway, they want to have the baby without medication at any time. People take classes in advance to help them focus on techniques to help…

Pulling the proverbial ladder up behind oneself is the raison d’être of every Conservative.

I have a weird question that doesn’t really have much to do with the topic at hand but I’d appreciate an answer if someone knows. How do home births in america work in regards to meds and the like? Like, are midwives allowed to administer epidurals or other meds? As a guy I don't think I have to worry about this kind…

My father-in-law has shared his belief that all immigrants should learn English but has also told stories of his grandmother, who immigrated from Italy, that spoke of their deep communication barrier, as she barely spoke any English. We have a pretty good relationship all around, so I haven't pointed out this…

You’d think you’d want to support fellow immigrants instead of burning the bridge behind you. It’s a lot of “I got mine!”

“no central agency that oversees the certification of midwives”

Sometimes regulation is a VERY good thing.

My contractor is from El Salvador and he is very anti-universal health coverage. I asked him why and he told me that those who are lazy and don’t work shouldn’t get healthcare.

It just goes to show how the government cares SO. MUCH. about legislating medical care for the safety of women and babies, except y’know, when it comes to the actual medical safety of women and babies.

Simple. All midwives should be trained and certified through accredited medical and nursing programs.

Point of order, Mr. Noir. That’s not how the show works.

I am an upper middle class, white, male, dyed-in-the-wool Democrat. They’re screwed.

White people vote for them. Lets not forget romney won white women, poor white people in 2012. I have a feeling hillary will win white women this time because of trump.

Yeah, WE know that, but that was another thing from the 2012 autopsy. They never had any plan to change their platform (except 2 days after losing Hannity said republicans needed immigration reform and a path to citizenship. Again...didn’t last long did it?). All they were ever going to do is change their rhetoric. I…