Readers' blog: Natural birth is not an ‘elitist’ philosophy

A new word for ‘birthing women’ appears to have entered the Irish obstetric lexicon.

Readers' blog: Natural birth is not an ‘elitist’ philosophy
Fri, 08 Jun, 2018 - 01:00

A new word for ‘birthing women’ appears to have entered the Irish obstetric lexicon.

At a recent obstetric conference on maternity and the law, birthing women have been referred to as ‘birthzillas’ by a leading Dublin obstetrician — ‘Are middle-class ‘birthzillas’ harassing hospital staff?’ (Irish Times, May 4).

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