“The good news is that if your hospital and doctor are not up with these recommendations, you now have good support to ask for what you want in labor. This is how change is made. It’s how we got the dads into the labor room, how we got rid of the routine shaving and enemas as well as drastically reduced episiotomies in this country. Be assertive, be persistent, and bring robust labor support.”

http://elkesaunders.com/blog/2017/1/29/2u1jqeucqzncl7pyl53wrpa39dfc9i