I am going to tell you a personal anecdote of an acquaintance who just had a baby and told me about her birth.
“Everything very well, except for the midwife”, summed me up. She told me that the midwife was scolding her because she complained of pain when she touched him and that once they were in the parlor she moved away from the stretcher and told her "You'll see how now you won't know how to bid". That and tell him "You're not worth anything" It is practically the same.
To say that she didn't erase the smile from her face when she saw her newborn baby but the truth is that it’s humiliating to make a woman who is about to give birth go through that, and on top first.
I think a hostile environment is not at all favorable at such a special moment. The environment in which a woman gives birth must be pleasant, friendly and intimate in which both the midwife and the doctor collaborate in the care of the woman to give her the greatest possible confidence.
As the recent mother told me, the midwife has been in the hospital for years and they say she is an “excellent professional”. I'm sorry, but to be an excellent midwife, in addition to knowing how to bring children to the world it is essential to have sensitivity and empathy with the parturient. Understand it, respect it, support it and empathize with it.
Unfortunately, it is not the first time I hear a similar case. I am sure that many of you have similar stories nearby, and even your own, that you want to share with us so we can see how much remains to change.
