Good mother or bad mother?

Considering the high cost of private health-care, and that state medical facilities are under enormous pressure, it's good to learn that there are people who want to learn vital skills such as midwifery.  But, even with the skills shortage, it isn't an easy qualification to obtain. 

Read about Mystic Doula Mama's battle to obtain this qualification, and how her own birth experience taught her that the debate about birth methods ends when something goes wrong.  She also talks about how the state of Mississippi tried to ban midwifery, why some people still believe that only doctors can deliver babies, and whether it's necessary to be in such a hurry to induce labour. 

More information:

FAQ: home and unexpected births

Induction: what it is, and how it works

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(Joanne Hart, Health24, March 2010)