On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:50:35 +0800, "JoFromOz"
wrote:

For millions of years women have been giving birth without the help of
doctors.

I don't feel strongly one way or the other, but must comment on this
statement which is routinely trotted out by the natural folks.

Women may have been giving birth (millions of years is a stretch --
homo sapiens first appeared about 300-450,000 years ago) without
modern medical care, but that doesn't mean that it was safer then.

If you want to quote studies, great. If you want to point to
anecdoctal evidence, go for it. Please stop saying that since it has
been done in the past that it was done safely.

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