This is a musing rather than urgent Q, as not even pg yet! Am v organised
The Birthrights thread got me thinking: can you refuse in advance one specific procedure, or is this just really not possible?
In an ideal world I'd want a homebirth but would transfer to hospital if any probs. However, once there, would it be possible to say I simply don't want forceps under any circs, and to go straight to CS if it's tending that way?
Or will an NHS hospital not have that flexibility?
I ask because I've seen some forceps horror stories, and that + episiotomy is my real fear during birth!
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Is it possible to totally refuse forceps?
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RevoltingPeasant · 26/03/2013 17:38
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