EllsBellsWells
Chatty Member
Absolutely- and in fairness I'm straying from my own point about using phrases like 'too posh to push'.I don’t think it’s quite as simple as this to be fair. Yes there is a right but it’s not easy to enforce that right when you’re giving birth through the NHS. You don’t just say you want to have a c-section - you seem to be put through a lot before it is confirmed, unless of course there’s a medical need for it.
Whereas if you have money like Jess, you can just pay to go privately and no questions are asked, you don’t need to ‘fight’ for yourself to get the c-section.
That is privilege and it’s a privilege that’s been afforded to the wealthy for a long time.
My original point being that we all should accept phrases like that attach stigma to something which many women have to consider as a birth option. How many women have felt ashamed of their c-section because of the negative attitudes around it, 'too posh to push' and the belief that it's an easier birth/ a bit of a cop out.