What to Expect When Having a Baby at NMH (Holles Street)
We expect that a top Irish obstetrician with so much experience and training would have a firm understanding of what normal birth entails.
We should also expect that all maternity practices are based on the latest international clinical guidelines......are our expectations too high?
Read on....
"The Irish Pregnancy Book –A Guide for Expectant Mothers
Reviewed by Beverley Lawrence Beech, AIMS UK
AIMS JOURNALVOL:19 NO:3 2007 21
What is the point of being a professional? It ensures a certain status, it usually requires many years of training and professionals are
held in higher esteem and trust than a common or garden lay person. When the professional is an obstetrician the majority of women feel confident that they are the best people to approach when they are pregnant and are confident that the information they give is accurate and without bias. A book written by an obstetrician, therefore, would have a certain cachet.