The Economics

of Birth!

The way in which you are born has an impact!

A lifelong impact

How was your own birth?

What did your mother tell you about it?

How do you want your own child to remember it?

It pays to think of ways to give birthbefore giving birth

Every woman can give birth

Women have been doing so for centuries.

Whence the doubt…?

and unnecessary medicalisation…

The Economics of Birth

… also applies to doctors.

In the Netherlands, the number of hospital birthshas risen from 60% to 80% during the last decade.

(PRN 2008)

The need for epidurals has doubled to 8,1% over the last decade in the Netherlands.

(PRN 2008)

Yet one fourth of all Dutch women is NOT happy with her birthing experience…

TNO 2009

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The Economics of Birth!

IWRCInternational Week for Respecting Childbirth

21-27 May 2012

It is our opinion that homebirth should

remain an option.

ENCA NederlandEuropean Network of

Childbirth Associations

Thanks to:Jan, Veronika, Eliska, Martina,

Dominik, Lucie, Miloslav, Anezka, Vojta, Barbora, Zuzana,

for their beautiful drawings!