Just a reminder - you are in control of what happens to your body 😊

Just a reminder - you are in control of what happens to your body 😊 • • • • • • Let's talk choices - informed ones at that. Women are well within their rights to question any plan of care that a doctor (or any other health professional for that matter) has planned for them. Ask questions, ask what the risks are, ask what the pros and cons are. Women should never feel they have to go along with something that doesn't feel right for them just to fit in with a health professionals schedule or as a 'just in case' measure. . . Let's avoid unnecessary intervention and limit interference with the birth process unless there is a real reason (risks to mother and baby) why the cascade of intervention should commence. . . . As autonomous health professionals, midwives and doctors often write up a plan of care for women. We must ensure that all decisions are made with the woman (and her baby) in mind and backed by evidence. . . . . . . . . . #midwives #midwifery #doctor #nurse #doula #healthcare #choices #women #informedchoice #evidencebased #evidencebasedpractice #induction #doctorsoffice #obstetrics #obstetricsandgynecology #childbirth #laboranddelivery #obgyn #40weekspregnant #38weekspregnant #39weekspregnant #overdue #labour #pregnancy #pregnantlife