European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday August 19, 1990. The Star and stripes a a a Page 11 r. A a we a role of army nurse midwife discussed my letter concerns a recent article entitled a special i was so excited when i saw a caption with the words a a then i proceeded to read the article. Just As i thought a not As much of improvement As promised by the words nurse midwife. I wish . Doctors and for that matter military doctors would get it together. The nurse midwife summed it up Best when he said that pregnancy is a Normal experience. Well so is birth so Why Why did they use Potocin to help Speed labor and Why give the woman Episiotomy these procedures Are not usually necessary. Yet the medical profession continues to use them to Speed up delivery because a Long delivery is inconvenient for them. So is having the woman any other position except her she the one labor Back. Why done to they think of the woman after All. a so thankful 1 was Germany for the birth of our first child. Now i know what 1 want and what to look for the states. I had a midwife a German birthing Center and it was wonderful. Would you like to know Why because instead of drugs i got to walk up and Down flights of stairs to Speed labor instead of Episiotomy i did exercises and did no to tear. Also they did not wheel me into another room before allowing me to push. I gave birth and was allowed to labor my hands and Knees. I think had i been forced to lie of my Back or even my Side those 29 hours would have been hell i could give you a million statistics to demonstrate the effectiveness of truly natural childbirth but be gone Long enough. The Point is a woman should t be restricted by rules made for a doctors convenience. I think the military is excellent position being stationed Over Here to study and learn from the euro Means. Perhaps they could teach . Doctors How to ave babies As healthy and Happy As ours without any unnecessary procedures. A name withheld bad Kreuz Nach West Germany editor s note a it. Col. Thelma Finch chief nurse midwifery service Frankfurt army regional medical Center replies childbirth is a Normal natural event but each labor is different. Each woman responds a different Way. Individual and family expectations and desires for labor and delivery vary widely. So do resources and facilities. Yes the woman is the one labor. That a Why we support women making As Many of the decisions As possible about their own labor and deliveries. Most of the choices you mentioned Are available Here As Long As delivery proceeds normally. Some specifics unless there Are complications a woman can a deliver without Episiotomy. A labor her hands and Knees. A lie her Side if that s what she prefers. A receive pain medication Only at her own request. A have the lights dimmed. T have the father or a coach of her choosing with her and even Cut the Cord if they want. A Bond with the baby he delivery room breast feed while still the delivery room. Also if you visit our maternal child health Section you la Likely see women labor walking the hallways to assist nature if they choose. We recommend against walking up and Down flights of stairs during labor because of the danger of falling. Short any have any Aid to childbirth that a reasonable and Safe a As Long As things Are proceeding smoothly. However some deliveries done to go normally and if there Are complications a nurse mid wife a Job is to help manage the labor. The Best Way to a that depends the convenience. You Are absolutely right when you say these procedures Are not usually necessary that a Why we re dedicated to saving them for unusual cases. Thanks for giving us a Chance to explain another Small part of the army nurse midwife Story. 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Kalar Sansig Sultan Eudarel Philippines 9800 dear Ann Landers May 1 address this Pica to everyone who reads your column it is the most diff cult letter i have Ever written my life. T two bicycle riders were travelling at a Good Speed. My car approached. One rider stayed the Side while the other Cut across the Road. Then my worst Nightmare began. Even though it happened three years ago it is never out of my mind. It was almost dark a Light enough for a bicycle rider to see the cars but difficult for the Drivers to see him. Suddenly there was a bicycle front of me. I hit my brakes. I pulled to the right. Thud. What was that of god could it be that kid the bicycle its not possible he was Over there. I saw him Cross Over. What did 1 hit then lord done to Lei it be another bicycle rider but it was i prayed All night he would live i asked god to take me his place. 1 very nearly passed out when i saw his parents at the Hospital. A stayed for hours hoping for encouraging report. But there was none. I wanted to Tell them How sorry i was. But i get the words out. My grief was no match for theirs. My parents had to drag me away from the Hospital at Dawn i wanted to be there ease there was some Good news. But the Good news never came. The boy died the following Day. The funeral was something i will never forget. My parents Felt it would be Best if i did no to attend but i could t stay away. 1 had never seen so Many Good looking teen agers both boys and girls with tears streaming Down their faces. The. Boy must have had a thousand friends. I heard the teachers talking. What a Fine student a Leader Hotd never caused anyone a moments trouble. He was the kind of Young Man every Parent Hopes his son will be. The witnesses All said it was t my fault but nevertheless 1 Wilt carry the Burden of guilt forever. Every time i see a bicycle rider i remember that face the casket. I see his parents outside his room the Hospital corridor. 1 see his Young weeping friends. I see that interminable funeral procession. My life will never be the same. I know you can to print All of this letter but i Hope you will print enough of it to Tel bicycle riders know that one careless moment can snuff out their lives and cause endless grief for family friends and the person who caused the death. It will never go away. A grand rapids Mich . Here s your letter. I did no to change or Cut a word of it. Thank you for taking the time and putting yourself through the agony you must have suffered to write it. If you Haven to had grief counselling i urge you to get it. Dear Ann Lander your advice to the wife whose husband cheated her stank. She wanted to go see the woman and Tell her off. You advised her to leave Well enough alone and not cheapen herself. Why should the wife be denied the satisfaction of telling that tramp off her husband had his fun now its her turn. When people do dirt they should be made to pay for it. 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