In Response to "Hospitalization of Birth"

I was also very surprised by the Business of Being Born video, it brought up many points that I had never even thought about or ever even questioned. As a young college student I don’t plan on having children anytime soon, but I plan on it in the future, and I always figured it would be a normal birth in the hospital. This video takes that image and questions it in many different ways, and it left me thinking what the hell am I ever going to do when I have kids. I see both sides of the video, but one of the things that worried me most was what if a mother chose home birth and something very serious went wrong? Yes, the chance of this happening is very low, but you never know who it’s going to be. I think this is a topic that is very hidden, considering the fact that I have never heard much about the argument, but I think it is very important and shouldn’t go as unnoticed. I think the video makes a great statement that women should have more choice when it comes to giving birth, as it is probably one of the most important aspects of life to a mother. I also think that a reason that mothers don’t have much of a choice is because the hospitals are treating it as a business, they want as many patients they can get to make the money, which means getting others out as quick as possible. It’s also a little scary to think in reality the doctors delivering babies haven’t been trained in delivering babies as they really have been trained more to perform the surgeries. I believe that there is a lot of manipulation taking place in the situation and that it should be brought to more attention because mothers deserve respect when bringing a child in to the world.