Toughest Place to be a Midwife...anyone watching this?

[DrSpechemin]

have watched the previous two programmes (ambulance and bus driver) and they have been really good.
Tonights looks as though it'll be pretty harrowing though...

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I had a medically managed miscarriage next to a woman having a termination - it really hurt at the time

1 in 12 women will die in childbirth

omg i am

i wish i could help Jeanette i really do

Do these women have access to proper contraception I wonder? If they are then trying to give their children away?

:(:(

its a shocking programme but compelling to

They probably don't have access to contraception - it also costs money. Plus they'll be under a lot of pressure not to use condoms for example

GO LIBERIAN WOMEN!!!!!

i do wonder at contraception - but they obviously do terminate

Ali it is very unlikely - contaception costs money so it would be unavaliable to most. I can only speak from experience in another African country but on the whole only condoms would be avaliable, and this is focused on preventing AIDS rather than pregnancy. There is still a lot of suspicion around using them, lots of myths spread plus many men are against them due to masculinity issues, as well as many religious groups being against contraception (e.g. the Catholic church whose doctarine comes from single men in a western country and preached by local priests)

yet abortions are illegal??

oh my word WHY ??? NO antibiotics???

I don't know but they seemed to say most abortion is illegal, I would imagine it would only legal if the mother's life was at risk.

How awful

a safe abortion would be outside most people's means

the absolute tragedy of that
Beautiful Hannah

There is a total lack of anger with the people - scarily accepting of their situation

Hannah did not make a noise

Not seen these shows. What channel is it on?

i don't think they have the time to take things slowly
they 'push' the babies out because they need to move on to the next one
slowly slowly just would not work with so few resources

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yy - PaulaYatesBF - they just don't have the time and resources to takes things slowly -

Paula - DH and I just said the same thing as well.

And also, that they have so many stillbirths etc that they want to get the babies out asap and see as fast labour and birth as a good thing.

I think her last comment of how she now slightly resents women who are extremely demanding of epidurals etc. knowing how lucky they are to have the care they do. While we obviously should be using these resources for women here, it does make you think about how the vast majority of women risk their lives giving birth in a way we never do here. Maybe something to remember tomorrow when peope get all het up about the slightest less than perfect moment on One Born Every Minute.

Hear Hear Hockey.

I was really impressed with Suzanne & her attitude actually. Found the programme extremely emotional.