Good Little Girls

This one is a MUST read for every woman, especially if you are planning a hospital birth. This rung VERY true for me. We deserve to be treated with compassion and respect and honor and sanctity during our child-birthing experiences and no one is going to hand it to us on a silver platter out of the goodness of their hearts. If we can't/don't stand up for ourselves and our birthing bodies and our un-born/newborn babies, no one else will. Period.

Excerpt from the article:

"So, when it comes time to ask our obstetricians the really important questions, we hold back instead of pressing forward. After all, who wants to be that patient, the “troublemaker?” We wouldn’t want to put him on the spot, make her uncomfortable, or, God forbid, be annoying. Even when the things we are told do not resonate with our sensibilities, with our intellect, and with the very moral fiber of our being, we do not question. We leave the office dissatisfied, with unresolved issues and nagging doubts. But we do not argue. After all, we are good little girls."