Call the Midwife

[Sgt_Gath]

I've seen plenty of childbirth videos and watched the birth of my son in a mirror. In my opinion, its nothing short of a miracle. I also don't have a weak stomach. I'm considering becoming a midwife myself. I want pregnancy and childbirth to go back to its roots, not industrialized and viewed like a disease.

No, no. Don't misunderstand me. I've watched a few videos on the subject myself. It can be quite beautiful (assuming that something doesn't go wrong, of course).

I also absolutely agree that the Western approach to the subject could benefit from a large degree of adjustment.

I was simply saying that it wouldn't be an act that I would ever dream of watching in the pornographic context Harry's original post implied. I can't imagine that most people would.

 

[Darlene]

I've seen plenty of childbirth videos and watched the birth of my son in a mirror. In my opinion, its nothing short of a miracle. I also don't have a weak stomach. I'm considering becoming a midwife myself. I want pregnancy and childbirth to go back to its roots, not industrialized and viewed like a disease.

No, no. Don't misunderstand me. I've watched a few videos on the subject myself. It can be quite beautiful (assuming that something doesn't go wrong, of course).

I also absolutely agree that the Western approach to the subject could benefit from a large degree of adjustment.

I was simply saying that it wouldn't be an act that I would ever dream of watching in the pornographic context Harry's original post implied. I can't imagine that most people would.

I plan on going med-free when I have this baby. I don't want to drug my baby.

 

[Sgt_Gath]

I plan on going med-free when I have this baby. I don't want to drug my baby.

I hope it works out well for you.

My mother went med free for all of her's as well, as far as I'm aware.

I've actually read that it can have benefits for the mother, as well as the baby, to do so. Studies have found that women who can actually feel what they're doing are less likely to push too hard and injure themselves by accident.

They're also less likely to need surgical interventions.

 

[Darlene]

I plan on going med-free when I have this baby. I don't want to drug my baby.

I hope it works out well for you.

I mother went med free for all of her's as well, as far as I'm aware.

I've actually read that it can have benefits for the mother, as well as the baby, to do so. Studies have found that women who can actually feel what they're doing are less likely to push too hard and injure themselves by accident.

They're also less likely to need surgical interventions.

The babies are also less groggy.

 

[MikeK]

One component of Last night's episode (Tuesday, 9/23/14) is a married White woman who dreaded delivering her baby because she feared it would be Black -- which it was. Interestingly, this is the second episode of Midwife which is based on the married-White-woman/Black-baby theme, which suggests that White British women, including married ones, have a taste for an occasional chocolate side-dish.

The husband in the first such episode reacted to the birth of a little Sambo as one might expect, which is with quiet, indignant rage and absolute rejection bordering on violence. Conversely, the recipient of last night's dark revelation responded in a manner which I feel is either entirely fictional or that fellow is the most desperately and pathetically needy husband imaginable. He behaved as lovingly accepting of that baby as he would of his own -- without expressing a glimmer of disapproval of the wife who had just delivered striking evidence of a particularly offensive infidelity.

Anyone else watch this episode?

 

[ricechickie]

I watched every episode that was on Netflix.

 

[Darlene]

One component of Last night's episode (Tuesday, 9/23/14) is a married White woman who dreaded delivering her baby because she feared it would be Black -- which it was. Interestingly, this is the second episode of Midwife which is based on the married-White-woman/Black-baby theme, which suggests that White British women, including married ones, have a taste for an occasional chocolate side-dish.

The husband in the first such episode reacted to the birth of a little Sambo as one might expect, which is with quiet, indignant rage and absolute rejection bordering on violence. Conversely, the recipient of last night's dark revelation responded in a manner which I feel is either entirely fictional or that fellow is the most desperately and pathetically needy husband imaginable. He behaved as lovingly accepting of that baby as he would of his own -- without expressing a glimmer of disapproval of the wife who had just delivered striking evidence of a particularly offensive infidelity.

Anyone else watch this episode?

What season is this from? I've only seen the first two-which are on Netflix.