Politics

Yes, it is hard to believe that there are politics, even in birth. Mostly it is the interpersonal stuff between the nurses and the practitioners (physicians and midwives). Sometimes it is between the family and the practitioner or the different members of the family and the patient. It is all about manipulation and spin on the situation or the information. I get really sick of it. I just want to catch babies and have nice births - not get into a pissing contest with someone over doing a job, entering a room, viewing the birth or not, holding the baby or any of a number of other inane trivialities. We need to talk nice to one another, go the next step, treat others as we want to be treated and above all remember that no one is more important than anyone else. Everyone has a purpose in life, even if it is hard to see what that might be in the moment.