Home Birth Midwives Collective Dunedin

Breech Birth

This great poem was shared by a Dad recently.  Thanks Sas.

The Midwife

 

Carrying a big black bag,

And student under wing,

She came to help out Katie,

With that Baby birthing thing.

 

Because it was a breech birth,

A baby upside down,

The Doctors said, “A  Home Birth!”

That really makes us frown”.

 

They said that a Caesarean,

Was the proper way,

To get our baby out,

It was best not to delay.

 

We went and looked on YouTube,

To see how Births were done,

When babies are the wrong way up,

Presenting with their bum,

 

And so the Midwife calmed us,

Reminded us of choice,

So common sense prevailed us,

In a little friendly voice,

 

So Katie had a baby,

She chose the birthing pool,

To do without the nitrous,

And go with the old school.

 

After several hours of labour,

The baby dangled legs,

Followed shortly by the arms,

It finished with the head.

 

Please limit interventions,

Let nature do it’s job,

Whilst nice ladies like Margaret,

Fight the medical mob.

 

Sas

2010