The place I delivered my first was… let’s be polite and call it “procedure-happy.”
The kind of hospital that treated inductions like a lunch special and C-sections like a preferred seating upgrade.
And here I was in 2012, returning during a pregnancy they were very eager to “manage.”
Per their protocol, “management” meant:
▫️ artificially create concern
▫️ threaten the clock
▫️ funnel patients toward their favorite revenue streams
Fortunately for me, I had a doula certification.
Unfortunately for them… I had a doula certification.