That is terrible. Both of my kids were born in a hospital, however, I am thankful that here the doctors are very anti- intervention unless it is really necessary. They won't induce you for example until you are 12 days overdue.
My mother had a horrible hospital birth experience when she had me though. Her first 2 kids were born at home, with a midwife in attendance, just gas and air. When she had me though, she was classed as an older mother - at 37, so had some pressure to go to hospital. She did as she was told. At 37 weeks she had a false alarm, much as in this story. She expected to be sent home when the pains stopped, but then a doctor arrived in boots and plastic gown and some sort of hook.....announced he was going to break her waters. She asked if that was really necessary - he said "Do you really want to be here all day?"
I have no idea why she let him near her - but before she knew it, she had had her waters broken, and hooked up to pitocin. She describes the birth as absolutely horrible in comparison to her two previous unmedicated homebirths
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