Dr. Lisa and Ricki Lake Debate Home Birth on The Doctors Part 2

Actress, author, producer and talk show host Ricki Lake discusses her experiences with alternative birthing methods with The Doctors. For more information go to www.TheDoctorsTV.com.

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[YourBirthRight]

I too have seen thousands of babies be delivered and seen thousands of hospital mishaps and mistakes. Its unfortunate that Dr. Lisa is using the typical ACOG scare tactics re: dead babies/moms. Thank God we people out here sharing the truth about birth. Learn the truth lades. Deliver where you may and while you get info on home birth risk also get the research on RISKS of Hospital birth. They exists. If you have no health issues, home birth can absolutely be the safest place for you.

[YourBirthRight]

Dr. Lisa is unfortunately a product of her medical upbrining. I trained as a nurse in a "county" facility and while intuitively I knew there was a better way I was scared. I was told bad things could happen if we didn't keep women on the monitor and keep them in bed etc and I unfortunately believed it. When i entered midwifery school and began to learn about the things we DO to women that creates the problems i was horrified and actually cried about it. I am so happy I know better now!!

[walkinfaith100]

My mom always said if you have a baby at home with a birth mark , they will say its b/c it was born at home, If the baby dies or is injured in delivery at the hospital then it will be '' well the docs did all they could.''

[kimberlyirenedances]

Trying to have a natural birth at a hospital is literally impossible because they won't want to keep you there for however long it may actually take you natural to labor! They'll scare you an say that your baby is in danger and then induce you when that wasn't the case, then it's all down hill from there because they'll then have you lay in bed which is extreme pain do then you'll ask for an epi and won't feel how you need to all the while your baby is in medication gel and doesn't know what t

[erinnstreeter]

"I have seen thousands and thousands and thousands of deliveries..." I'm leery of any care provider who doesn't know either exactly or approximately, preferably within 100, how many births she has actually attended.

[edaj84]

@vshowers37 I disagree, Ricki tells it like it is. Hospital birth can be incredibly scary, demeaning, humiliating, upsetting for many people.

[edaj84]

@lisavg09 vaginal birth after cesarean

[llamalover02]

if i ever have a baby, i don't plan on letting some docker push me around and put poison into by body and my baby.

[vshowers37]

Home birth at your own risk! You can have a natural birth at hospitals as well because the bottom line is that it's about being your own advocate. Instructing the doctors, midwives and nurses what you want.

By the way, I love Ricki Lake. However, she uses scare tactics in her documentary regarding hospital births. If she wants to claim that doctors use scare tactics... she needs to acknowledge that she does as well. Not so much in this video, but in her documentary.

[lisavg09]

vbac?

[lisavg09]

Vbac

[LackTruth]

I like how ricki kept her cool while the other lady was acting all crazy in part 1. you would of thought that ricki was personally coming against her. its doctors like her that makes people afraid to think for themselves and know they have options.