Midwives, No pain, no gain (BBC2)

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Anyone watching?

Just me then

I'm watching! Finding the tone of this one quite condescending tbh.

Yes!

"Nobody wants to deliver a baby at home, do they really?" aghast at this midwife, what an arrogant assumption to make! Tsk.

Had to turn off after about 30 seconds... 'some women come to hospital already knowing they want an epidural' - ooh, the selfish cows!

Feels a bit flat doesn't it?

God I forgot how much I hated internals!

Hmm "a woman should be presentable" said by a mum in labour, 7cm dialated....

Totally refusing the woman an epidural did not sit well with me

and the baby was back to back

ffs

Yes..so they ensured the woman had a much worse birth than she could have.

Way to go..I see she is put off doing it again

she wanted an epidural

that is what she said. How can they say that she got the delivery she wanted?

Its shocking isn't it

Do people really take photos when the baby is halfway out?

Helllloooo! I am here I never miss it- my baby fix as my baby is nearly 15! I have cried already- lovely baby boy! :)

Switched off when they started saying that women these days didn't want to feel pain. Like they used to be quite happy about the pain or something?????

Lovely baby! Totally agree with Fanjo though, I was getting really angry watching them all talking about her like she wasn't there and deciding that she couldn't have the epidural despite her asking for one.

shocking indeed

it pisses me right off.

I think the "No one wants to deliver a baby at home" comment was about women coming to hospital early, before labour is established, because they are worried about not getting to the hospital in time.

No Sqoosh - my DP would have been flung across the room if he pulled that trick

He did film me whilst labouring, but I was ok at that point

I was furious. How dare somebody refuse pain relief if they need it or Ben want it.

All about the money.

The tone is ridiculously condescending. Epidurals are BAD. BAD women. BAD BAD BAD.

I don't think she was refused an epidural though was she. At last check she was 7cm dilated and they decided to check her dilation before making a decision. And she was fully dilated and it was too late for an epidural. I agree that if you ask for an epidural, you should have one. But only if it's a viable option.

All these midwives seem like robots who are lacking the compassion gene

Had to switch off. Shocking.

The photo thing was very upsetting! DH has been instructed that will not happen when we (eventually!) get there!

I could have had a baby in that hospital. So glad I didn't.
Such bitches