Consumer Reports Health has a fascinating quiz on maternity care that just may surprise you. Here are a few of the questions to give you a taste. True or False:
“Breaking the waters” helps hasten labor.
Epidural anesthesia presents risks to newborns.
Episiotomies reduce the risk of perineal tearing.
Click on over and give it a try. You might learn something. I sure did.
Many thanks to Marcia Wilwerding of eHomebody for sharing this great quiz on her lovely blog.
Is it O.K. if i don’t care anymore? Not cool, eh? My guess is: true, false, false… I know these things are on the forefront of your mind. My first and last experience with anesthesia did not harm the baby. Thankfully, it was applied and she popped out (c-section) almost immediately. As soon as I couldn’t feel anything, they did the procedure. Now, I, on the other hand: barfed, fainted, and needed to be put out more after she was out. Oh well. Yuck. C-sections are awful.
Jena,
Actually, false, true, false.
But I’d say that you have earned the right not to care (at least until younger women start asking your advice). But, hey, you can send birth questions over to me, the obsessive researcher, and I’ll send organizing questions over to you. 