Letters to the Editor
Amy Waldman
Published Letters: 1
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Thanks, Adar, for the CNM plug
[Read the article: Ricki Lake's "awesome" vagina]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The first time I gave birth, in a hospital, was a great lesson - a textbook illustration of why Lake and Epstein are so passionate in their advocacy for home births. But I am a practical sort, and knew that things can go wrong and go wrong very quickly. Plus, I couldn't imagine my then-husband being willing to clean up and I knew I'd want to be waited on and get some rest afterward. A five-star hotel would have been great, but it wasn't a realistic option. So I did some homework, and like Adar, chose the Certified-Nurse-Midwives-in-hospitals route. My second and third births were as different from the first as it was possible for births to be, as was the pre-natal care experience. Still, I ended up with exactly what I did the first time - and really the only thing that mattered in the end - beautiful healthy babies, all of whom have grown up to be lovely young women.