To shake my head in despair at readers of the daily mail

[ottermadness]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8802099/Hospitals-forcing-mothers-labour-without-partner-claims-MP.html#comments-8802099

The comments on this make me very very sad, what is the world coming to when people can’t have some compassion and understanding.

I should have written SOME readers in the title, apologies.

Sadly, it doesn't surprise me. I'd take the comments with a pinch of salt though, the DM comments section is rather like AIBU, they attract some vicious and sad people who just like to be mean!

DM is an absolute rag though I'm general!

I recently heard somebody describe the DM comments section as "4chan for boomers"

Clearly OP you are Daily Mail reader. Most people would never have come across the link.

You could have discussion on the issue of labour wards or whatever (I haven't clicked on the link) without needing to read a whole DM article and the comments.

It seems the only point of this is to virtue signal and tell everyone how much better you are than someone who reads a specific newspaper. (What about Sun readers? Or Guardian readers? or Hello readers - are they all ok in your view?)

Why are you reading the Mail?!

I think all comment sections are a complete cesspit. No matter what the publication.

Nothing wrong in reading the Daily Mail. You don't have to believe it.

Well, clearly you are reading it!!

So why are you looking at it if it bothers you so much?

They’re the idiots, who don’t realise that birth partners are allowed due to budget cuts so that the labouring woman can be left alone for protracted periods.

@ottermadness

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8802099/Hospitals-forcing-mothers-labour-without-partner-claims-MP.html#comments-8802099

The comments on this make me very very sad, what is the world coming to when people can’t have some compassion and understanding.

The daily mail comments section is my guilty pleasure.

It's always interesting to see the best and worst rated comments.

It a bit like going to thw zoo and watching monkeys throw their shit at each other, childish but endlessly entertaining.

Shake your head all you like but I’m going to continue reading it.

My mum's opinions, world knowledge and general understanding are dictated by the daily mail. Her head would be empty without it!

Cripes, you seem friendly @FirstOfficerDouglas!

Firstly, I have no idea what virtue signalling is 🤷🏻‍♀️

Secondly, I read all sorts of things, no judgement here. I actually thought it was quite good that the DM had picked up the story as I think that this issue (deplorable lack of support for women in the perinatal period) has largely flown under the radar to date.

If it isn’t clear, my point in my post was that it’s sad some commenters seem so viciously unfeeling. To illustrate, there is one comment where the writer references how not being present at the birth is preferable... so their sex life will not be adversely affected.

The anti-women comments on there are beyond another level altogether.

If I was ever in any doubt that misogyny should be made a hate crime, along with all the other categories that have been, a browse on there would be enough to convince me that it should.

Yep it is a pretty good guage of whether it is worthwhile seriously bothering with people or not socially. I really don't have time for people who patronise that rag.

The top comments are all saying how sad and ridiculous the situation is. Of course though some won't agree, just as in 'real' life- some are probably trolling though.

Am I missing something? The top comments are all saying how awful it is that partners are not being allowed?

@ottermadness

Cripes, you seem friendly *@FirstOfficerDouglas*!

Firstly, I have no idea what virtue signalling is 🤷🏻‍♀️

Secondly, I read all sorts of things, no judgement here. I actually thought it was quite good that the DM had picked up the story as I think that this issue (deplorable lack of support for women in the perinatal period) has largely flown under the radar to date.

If it isn’t clear, my point in my post was that it’s sad some commenters seem so viciously unfeeling. To illustrate, there is one comment where the writer references how not being present at the birth is preferable... so their sex life will not be adversely affected.

They possibly add a few of thier own to encourage engagement. Helps sell ad place if you can prolonged page views etc

Literally everyone i know reads Mailonline. Not a lot admit it though! I also can't see a problem with majority comments on this article. My ex husband attended my dd's birth and made it all about him . Fucking useless. I also agree that in days when men didn't attend birth, midwife never left woman alone

@tootiredtothinkofanewname

tbf it's only comparitively recently that husbands/partners have been allowed in for births. Certainly in the 80s it wasnt common. The difference is, the midwife stayed with you and didn't have several women to care for at the same time, and you likely had the same midwifes care for you throughout pregnancy/labour/post natal. I doubt I've seen any midwife more than once with any of my 3.

It was totally normal in the 1980s. In fact, I can remember a colleague who didn't want to be at the birth of his first child (circa 1985) and everyone thinking he was a bit odd and selfish.

Trained as a midwife in the 1980s. All the women had their partners with them IF they wanted them. All labouring women had a midwife with them throughout their labour too.

Comments on the DM are bonkers. Apparently, pregnant women should be fired and maternity leave should be abolished.

I recently read a comment where a woman said she quit work on finding out she was pregnant so that she wouldn’t be a burden to her employer!