tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127173762412922478.post2007846857127469404..comments2023-09-21T21:34:41.329+08:00Comments on notes from an escalator: Health Care: a quick updateMontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08110930531344748556noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127173762412922478.post-52736850687661507192009-10-11T04:59:12.000+08:002009-10-11T04:59:12.000+08:00That sounds a lot like what Geneva was like, as fa...That sounds a lot like what Geneva was like, as far as the public vs private clinics. I heard a rumor that one of the private clinics had something like a 50% c-section rate. I was VERY glad to have found my midwife and the birthing center where D was born, otherwise I would have gone with the public hospital as the midwives who worked there seemed very nice and very supportive of natural labor and helping you through it (though that can vary depending on who you get during that particular shift).Marcyhttp://mightymarce.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127173762412922478.post-75960043123382669692009-10-07T07:43:27.000+08:002009-10-07T07:43:27.000+08:00Hi Julia--no immediate plans for another, but it&#...Hi Julia--no immediate plans for another, but it's the aspect of the HK healthcare system I hear the most about, due to being part of an online mothering community. We read two of Ina May's books when we were pregnant and love them! Some stories were a little wacky but overall it gave us so much confidence.foodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127173762412922478.post-75114966089756703042009-10-07T02:19:39.000+08:002009-10-07T02:19:39.000+08:00hi monte!i just finished a great book which i had ...hi monte!<br><br>i just finished a great book which i had bought and also just happens to fit in with one of the choices for required reading to get a doula certification-- ina may's guide to childbirth by ina may gaskin. <br><br>she is an amazing midwife who started a hippie commune in the 70's called "the farm". over time, she has become one of our country's leading midwives (along with her midwife partners at the farm). the book is half beautiful birth stories and half information, including a lot of statistics, laying out some of the cultural birthing history in the US that might blow your mind. she explains it so well. anyway, i highly recommend it for everyone!<br><br>julia<br><br>p.s. did i miss something? are you planning to have another...? :)Julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127173762412922478.post-40151486295703437442009-10-05T21:45:28.000+08:002009-10-05T21:45:28.000+08:00hmm, yeah that's an interesting question about...hmm, yeah that's an interesting question about statistics. Certainly obstetric care in the US isn't where it should be ,,, in fact I think I've read that out of developed countries the US has some of the worst outcomes, both for mothers and babies. But at least we understand the system and we know what our options are there ... :) By the way, i just posted a VERY LONG review of a movie we saw last week. You guys would find it interesting ... the movie, I mean, not my review. It's called Secret Sunshine and it's Korean. Hope your week is off to a good start! Montefoodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127173762412922478.post-28052401757156555412009-10-05T15:22:19.000+08:002009-10-05T15:22:19.000+08:00I've been catching up on your great blog and t...I've been catching up on your great blog and thought maybe you were announcing something with these thoughts on maternity wards and the health-care system here in HK... but alas, no :) I did want to point out that in the Oct. 4 HK Postmagazine there's a feature on a USA midwife which quotes a 30% (and still rising) C-section rate in the USA. One other thought... Isn't competency & positive outcomes in medical procedures (such as child-birth assistance) statistically correlated with raw number of procedures done?... wonder how the # of births per obstetrician/obstetric RNs in HK compares with # of births per obstetrician/obstetric RN's in the US?Christahttp://marathonangel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com