The ‘bed birth myth’ has been propagated by the professionals for their own convenience and has disenfranchised generations of women whose ancestors knew well the advantages of mobility and upright postures for parturition. A revolution is needed in delivery suites across the country to restore a facilitatory birth environment and the adaptation and/or removal of all beds would be a simple but symbolic first step.
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