The head of midwifery has probably received a number of complaints about various members of her staff or sees things which horrify her. I find these stories frightening as I come from a family of midwives and I really hope that none of my family would treat people badly (although I can see some of them being presumptive because they don't realise it's offensive and unhelpful).
In my experience all the best medics have been the ones who have said "May I do xyz?", the ones who appreciate that routine for them is not always routine for you, the ones that realise YOU own your body not them.
I can only imagine pregnancy and childbirth is one of the worst experiences for the 'self-ownership' of your body being violated by people intentionally or otherwise.
I suspect if the scheme works out the head midwife will be able to aim some training at the staff which re-enforces the self-ownership of womens' bodies as well as their right to be with their child as much or as little as they want.
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In my experience all the best medics have been the ones who have said "May I do xyz?", the ones who appreciate that routine for them is not always routine for you, the ones that realise YOU own your body not them.
I can only imagine pregnancy and childbirth is one of the worst experiences for the 'self-ownership' of your body being violated by people intentionally or otherwise.
I suspect if the scheme works out the head midwife will be able to aim some training at the staff which re-enforces the self-ownership of womens' bodies as well as their right to be with their child as much or as little as they want.