03/31/2026
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People are always upset when I say this, but it needs to be said:
Hospitals create MORE emergencies during birth than they prevent.
It’s not because doctors are bad… it’s because the system turns a biological process into an over medicalized event the MOMENT you walk through that door. The policies and rules are focused on protecting THEM legally, not necessarily giving the most evidence based care to you.
Let’s first look at continuous electronic fetal monitoring (the belts they strap on you and are constantly adjusting).
Here’s the part studies show but nobody wants to hear:
👉 Continuous fetal monitoring increases interventions, NOT safety.
👉 It does NOT reduce cerebral palsy rates.
👉 It does NOT reduce stillbirth.
👉 It does NOT improve neonatal outcomes.
But it does increase:
• C-section rates
• Forceps/vacuum use
• Fetal distress diagnoses
• Unnecessary inductions
• Mom getting stuck in bed leading to a cascade of interventions
And this isn’t some crunchy opinion.
This is straight out of literal *decades* of data.
Studies show continuous monitoring has a significantly higher C-section rate with no decrease in adverse neonatal outcomes.
Meaning?
We’re creating emergencies by looking for emergencies that aren’t there.
Once you’re strapped to the bed:
• you can’t easily move
• contractions hurt more
• labor stalls
• Pitocin gets started
• baby doesn’t like Pitocin
• monitors look “concerning”
• suddenly you’re “not progressing”
• and then… SURPRISE! “Emergency” C-section.
Tell me how that’s safer??
Birth works better when:
• you’re upright
• you’re not bound to machines
• you’re not starved or dehydrated
• you can change positions freely
• you’re not on a clock
• your hormones aren’t suppressed by fear
But none of that fits well inside of hospital protocols.
So we pretend the medical emergency started in your body when it actually started from cascading interventions. 🫠
You want the truth?
Most “birth emergencies” in hospitals are iatrogenic… meaning created BY the system.
And every mom who’s lived both sides (hospital vs home birth) knows exactly what I mean. 🫶🏼
