Dr. Phil is doing a show about homebirthing - Page 2

[maotmsmi]

Originally Posted by UrbanCrunchyMama

"Footage for this show was shot in the Bay Area. Here's what one of our local homebirth midwives had to share with us..."

Correction: Yes, yes, you ladies are already on top of the boo-boo I made a few days ago. With a flurry of e-mails and posts about Dr. Phil in many of my online communities, I misinformed you about this piece of news. Dr. Phil is NOT airing this footage this coming week. There's a separate show called Doctors that is airing this footage. Sorry for the confusion. I was just reading my e-mails too fast.

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Isn't The Doctors a new show that is being produced by Dr. Phil's son?? I think they have some of the doctors on there that use to be on the Dr. Phil show so I'm not feeling to optimistic about it the portrayal of homebirth...

[njbeachgirl]

yep, I just saw some of the coming attractions.

"Every minute, a woman DIES in labor...."

[Mamapits]

I went to the website to see when this will air in my local time zone and I read the little synopsis of the show. It is not looking positive ladies!

Jana is a mother who says she regrets choosing an alternative birth for her son, because it almost cost him his life. Her son was born with a rare kidney disease that led to the rupturing of his lungs during birth, and he was oxygen-deprived for 45-minutes before being rushed to the hospital. He is now 14, and his life has been plagued with health problems.

http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_synopsis/13

I also see that they did a little something on HPV. I wonder what it was like???

[jennyfah]

In the Homebirth forum, some people have reported that it is indeed awful. As soon as we can dig up a transcript, we'll have to fire up a letter-writing campaign to counteract the misinformation and scare tactics.

Jen

[Mamapits]

I saw it. It was loaded with misinformation. I am ready to write. I looked for the transcript but the link for it on the web page is dead.

http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_page/13

[APMomOfKimmyN-Maya]

dr. phil bothers me

I couldn't help myself. I sent my unassisted waterbirth story and kindly asked him to do a show featuring positive homebirth stories also.

[Mamapits]

I got his from the home birth forum

Here is where to send questions to Dr. M
http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/tell_us_form/14
I started my paragraph to her with a question.
Here is the link to send comments to the show
http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/contact_show_form

[UrbanCrunchyMama]

Originally Posted by MommyKrista

Isn't The Doctors a new show that is being produced by Dr. Phil's son??

Yes, Dr. Phil and his son, Jay, formed Stage 29 Productions together and provide us with this show. (Insert sarcasm here.) Woo Hoo!

The show was a complete joke! I feel for the Mama who shared about two seconds of her homebirth before she was brushed aside by fear mongering at every angle. Nowhere near a balanced presentation of the topic. It just one big set-up to promote medicalized birth.

[PassionateWriter]

a complete load of crap!!!!!