You want to give birth to your child naturally. You want childbirth to be a positive experience. You have read about, talked about and surely thought about the labor and birth that lie ahead. Maybe you have taken childbirth classes to prepare yourself. Maybe your only preparation is a desire to do the best you can for yourself and your baby. You are in labor, you check into the hospital. Now it’s all in their hands. Wait a minute.
Now what? Does the responsibility of the parents end at the hospital door? Because you have signed forms releasing yourself of decision-making power are you without choice? Do you have no voice in routine procedures that are of questionable value to you, your baby and your family?
