Comments

Sarah,

I agree that giving birth is not a easy process for a women. Pregnant women in jail are not given close to what is required for a safe and successful birth.

The stories you chose to incorporate are gruesome and almost hard to believe. Consider it cliche but people are people. it is inhumane to treat a person, in prison or not with such incivility. the stories you shared both throughout your paper and in your elevator speech were a good addition to further proving your point. it grasped the persons (me) attention, because it seemed so unreal.
I appreciate your research about such an unpublicized and overlooked topic.

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Bryanna,

The study you conduction seems to suggest that the reason most women give birth in hospitals is because they do not have an knowledge concerning the alternatives.

midwifes are a same opinion in giving birth. Unlike hospital they can create a more 'homie' and more comfortable atmosphere for the mother. I really liked how you wrote your piece on such a personal level. The interviews and stories provided firsthand evidence.

Something to think about for future works would be to incorporate facts from other creditable sources. In addition, it might be interesting to address the pros and cons of what the interviewed women had talked about. or maybe inform these women about midwifes and record if they experience any change in ideology.

Very good topic and idea. i enjoyed reading it. :)

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Devin,

GREAT PROJECT but you have enough comments telling you that.

the idea of you piece reminded me of another alternative related to the womens umbilical cord. it was called Lotus birth. sounds weird. it is describes as the practice of leaving the umbilical cord attached to both the baby and the placenta following the birth. the process allows the cord to detach from the baby naturally. I read this on a couple of websites and just wondered if you have heard or seen anything about it to?

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Amanda,

Often times teens who are pregnant do not seek proper care. Potentially a result of being in denial or the lack of state programs provided for these women.

I enjoyed reading your piece. A topic that us very relevant to us and our lives. I appreciate you taking such a simple topic and researching it in more depth. A valuable aspect of your piece were the facts you used to support you claims. "The most recent recording of the teen pregnancy rate has shown a 3% increase which translates to: out of 1000 pregnancies 72 of them are young women (2006). Most teen pregnancies are unexpected and unwanted which has induced a 50% rise in abortion rates."

As some constructive criticism. something that may help in the future is the structure of your paper. try separating into more defined arguments.

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ARDEN,

You did a good job of making facts really clear, and pointing out false myths. That was a good way to start, well done. Cute tittles it made it more organized and nicer to read! It really seems like you know ALOT about what you are talking about, i am certain you haven't had a baby, but by the all the information, it seems like you could have! :)- good research. You had great detail and really explained all your ideas. Pregnant women should read this and i am sure it will really inform them. Job well done Arden!!!

Hadley ("Less intelligent")

Thank you for your comment! I appreciate both the compliments and the humor. I am glad you found it well organized, easy to follow. No I have not had a baby, but maybe someday. and hopefully then I will be more prepared with ideas and alternatives about birth. It just seems as though most pregnant women are unaware and un educated about the many opinions of birth. About 2/3 of women give birth in hospitals today, because of the ideology that it is the "bester choice" the safe one. but Why? The media does a great job at demonstrating a certain method of birth. Movies and celebrities themselves advertise hospitals. Rarely does one ever see other alternatives. This produces thinking, rumors, myths that majority of people follow the trend.

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ARDEN,

Excellent information on the blog. very interesting what was explained here.

Lilly Abbott
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