Why Should You Suffer Like Somebody Did 100 Years Ago.

There were a lot of interesting viewpoints throughout this video. I learned a lot of new information after watching this movie that makes me think differently about childbirth. For example, I never really thought it could be an option to have a cesarean section, I always just thought that it was only used when necessary. There are some viewpoints mentioned that I somewhat agreed with and then there were also viewpoints that I strongly disagreed with.
Right at the beginning of the video, one of the ladies whom Anna was sitting with was talking to Anna about her childbirth. Throughout their conversation, she mentioned some very interesting points. I agree with the lady when she said that she was completely for drugs. “Why should you suffer like somebody did 100 years ago.” she said. If there are safe medical ways that can help reduce the pain of delivery, why would we not use them? I think everyone should be thankful for all of the medical discoveries made and utilize these discoveries so that they
A free birth is having a birth that is at home and alone with no doctor present. I absolutely do not agree with Jo’s decision of choosing to have her baby without a doctor present. Doctors go to school for many, many years and get paid a lot of money to do things like help a woman birth a child. I think it is absolutely necessary that a doctor is there for a woman giving birth for the safety of both the mother and the newborn baby. We are lucky in our time period to have these wonderful doctors to help us. People years ago did not have doctors and so now that we have them, I think we should definitely be thankful for them and utilize them. Yes, I agree with her when saying that we all think we “need” doctors. No, we do not necessarily need doctors. We are capable of birthing a child on our own, but I think it is so much safer to have somebody there that knows the best and safest way