tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571979529635305981.post5392774821798552863..comments2023-06-01T00:49:56.824-07:00Comments on The Spice Choir: a letter to the Today showHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11528893270379032939noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571979529635305981.post-55656976065000311672009-09-18T15:17:27.213-07:002009-09-18T15:17:27.213-07:00Well said!Well said!Diana Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074777662253374901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571979529635305981.post-59486820391757109022009-09-14T20:24:36.997-07:002009-09-14T20:24:36.997-07:00why thank you, ladies. Grr, Today show.why thank you, ladies. Grr, Today show.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528893270379032939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571979529635305981.post-82678158252678366042009-09-14T20:12:37.640-07:002009-09-14T20:12:37.640-07:00That's what I'm talking about. :)
Nicely ...That's what I'm talking about. :)<br /><br />Nicely done.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986740100590184698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571979529635305981.post-85285966510490127732009-09-14T18:48:10.572-07:002009-09-14T18:48:10.572-07:00My Today Show letter, not nearly as well worded as...My Today Show letter, not nearly as well worded as yours. <br /><br />To whom it may concern:<br />I found your recent excerpt on homebirth to be very biased and a shame to journalism. Shows that only give one side of the story lose my respect. I don't know how The Today Show can regain this respect. There is much evidence that homebirth is equally as safe as hospital birth in America. In other countries midwife assisted birth is usually safer and has better maternal/infant mortality outcomes than the U.S. For some home birth fact check I would like to point you to http://www.theunnecesarean.com/blog/2009/9/11/acog-releases-survey-results-ob-gyns-ultimately-hurt-patient.html to read up on how ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) states that OBs are more concerned with protecting themselves from litigation than concerning themselves with patients' safety. According to the 2009 CIA World Factbook the U.S. is number 46 in infant mortality trailing behind such countries as Cuba, Guam, and Solvenia. In a 2007 U.N. report the United States was ranked 41st in maternal mortality rates. Considering that in the U.S. 99% of all births are in hospitals these rates more accurately depict the danger of hospital birth and not home birth. I hope that in the future The Today Show will do stories with real evidence based research instead of sensationalizing biased information based on a few personal accounts. While personal experience is important, it is not the entire story. The Today Show holds a responsibility to its viewers to consider that what one home birthing mother experienced is not the whole story of home birth everywhere. Just as one c-section gone wrong does not represent all hospital birth everywhere. I am greatly disappointed in your program and hope to regain my trust in your journalistic integrity in the future.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Clarissa JaremIdyllic Youthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733596439392388621noreply@blogger.com