I'm pretty sure she has came right out and said she blames the midwives 100%.SassySassenach wrote:[img]
Maybe I’m taking it the wrong way, but this just feels like she’s blaming the midwives. Does she not realize that ultrasounds aren’t done every appointment?! I had 3 with my last pregnancy, and the 3rd was only because the doctor wanted another look at growth.
Midwives do great things, and honestly a piece of string isn’t that much different than the tape measure used by the OB docs.
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String or a tape measure would not have changed the outcome of her pregnancy with Maeve. There is zero difference between a piece of string that is 40cm long and a tape measure. Maeve would have still been growth restricted. did the midwives overlook something they shouldn't have? We have no idea, but going to a dr vs going to a midwife would not have changed Maeve's growth.
Joan has never experienced a normal, low risk, healthy pregnancy. I had 2 ultrasounds with my pregnancy. I feel like between 2-4 is the norm. 20 (so far) is NOT NORMAL... not that she doesn't need them, i'm not a professional, so i dont know, but i do know that a normal low risk pregnancy would not be given that many. It almost feels like to me that she is convinced that the dr she is seeing now is keeping this baby alive, in the same way that she thinks her midwives killed Maeve. She doesn't seem to understand that Maeve's outcome would have just as easily been the same if she had been going to this same doctor, and that Vera would be just as healthy if she were seen by midwives. Some babies thrive, some babies don't and while yes modern medicine does amazing things, sometimes babies die, and that can't always be prevented even with the best of care and 40 ultrasounds and laser precise belly measurements.