Laura Shanley just sent me a pretty good article about unassisted childbirth in Israel.  Well written, balanced, and fair portrayal of the reasons some women choose to birth alone.  As for the doctor’s comments, it looks like the same old garbage is going on all over the world (why am I not surprised).

And what is this about midwives not permitted to attend to VBACs there?  What kind of nonsense is that?  Don’t they realize that the risk of being killed by a crazy Israeli driver on the way to the hospital is FAR greater than the risk of uterine rupture? (no offense intended, my mother is a crazy Israeli driver).

Check out the article at http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1095684.html.