What to Expect...improved, but still lacking...A LOT

I was given a free copy of "What to Expect When You are Expecting" at the Dr.'s office yesterday. I was so thrilled to see they updated the VBAC info and they actually say now that it is a much better option in most cases than a repeat c-section. Even though I was thrilled with this very important addition, so much of the rest of the book is comical and proves to me even more that homebirth midwives are light years ahead of the "traditional" medical community. I wish more women would become informed about birth and their bodies and not just hand themselves over to a Dr. Please know I am not saying that everyone should have a homebirth. What I *am* saying is that hospital birth experiences could be changed dramatically if women truly understood birth and their bodies and simply took charge of their birth. Did you know that issues like pre-ecclampsia and gestational diabetes can actually be prevented? You won't find that info in "What to Expect...". I am so thankful for the midwives I have been blessed to know and who have taught me so much. Also for those who I've never met, but through their books have greatly impacted my life and my last 2 births and now this current pregnancy. to be continued...