And what message would you send to the health professionals that advise women in this situation?
Well, I'm not sure really. I think, I think that they need to be really thinking about the interests, the interests of the patients, rather than just the cost to the NHS. And I think that they need to be more realistic and more open-minded about what the, the patient wants.
Certainly on the ward after I'd had [baby's name] when you say that you've had two sections, particularly to this one particular ward midwife, and I said the reason why I had the second section was obviously an emergency, but it was planned before, there was almost kind of a, a how can I describe it? You're frowned upon for that, for making that decision, so I think people just need to be a bit more open-minded. At the end of the day you know, it's not a case of being too posh to push, you know, you're not some rich superstar that's paying to have it you know, and paying to have a tummy tuck and everything else that goes with it, and you're not staying in a four star hotel cum hospital, you know, you're making the decision because it's the best decision for you and maybe it's the safest decision for you and you know, if that's what you want then they should, you should be able to stand by that decision and they should, the health professionals should then be able to respect you and support that decision. |
