Birth Trauma Archives - Samantha Gadsden

This is NOT informed consent.

This is not informed consent, its a chart. Based on some recent experiences I have been left feeling somewhat unhappy with the way I watch birthing and pregnant women treated. The headline picture, that is not either informed consent or individualised care, it is a chart. Sometimes I take more care in explaining to my … Read more

Why Do You Want Your Baby To Die? Coercive Language And Induction Experiences.

After reading a story online and some of the events I have heard about and witnessed, I put out a request for experiences around coercion and intervention relating to sweeps and induction and whether other options had been offered. My heart hurts and this post definitely needs a trigger warning. Some of these stories are … Read more