HW 38

In the book Ina May's Guide To Childbirth, the text is organized as short stories told my the many patients who have experienced birthing a child at The Farm. Along with the story that is written by the patient, there are sometimes pictures of the individual and their family. Certain quotes that are stated in the story are also backed up by a portion in italics with Ina May's perspective of the story. Based off the table of contents, it seems though if the 2nd part of the book (pg 127~) covers more of the directly educational portion of the topic.
The book focuses strongly on the "naturalness" of birth and succeeds to contrast it with the more artificial aspects of birth. The Farm, or the birthing community in Tennessee is often discussed since Ina May is the founder. It tries to illustrate the pros of a natural childbirth and the cons of relying on hospitals for delivery. I personally question how biased everything said in the book may be due to the number of stories so far that critique hospital births very harshly. I assume that it is purposefully said to generate a grand reputation of The Farm, but I would like to see more positive information regarding hospital births.
Some aspects of birth that I would like to be publicized is the use of words during birth and births outside of hospital facilities. The tone and word use of the people surrounding the mother in labor can directly affect the mood of the situation causing it to become an easier or harder birth. The Farm community caught up on this problem and began to change their way of speech around clients. The alternative of giving birth at home or outside of a hospital facility is very faintly known. I believe people don't believe in due to its lack in popularity and the need to have a professional around.
Ina May utilizes the stories of clients as evidence, though she does not make any bold statements saying her opinion on what is right and wrong, many times I sense a biased towards certain practices. I do believe that hearing experiences is vital especially when it comes to a topic such as birth, but it cannot be treated as real solid evidence. Scientific proof is really the only source of truth.