Perth mum, Belinda Rodoreda, 31, was more than six centimetres dilated and in active labour when she took the extraordinary step of firing her private obstetrician.
“I felt completely unvalued and disregarded as a labouring and birthing woman. Because of how I was feeling I thought there is no way I want to continue in his care. So, I fired him,” she said.
Belinda believes she was scared into having a caesarean with her first child by her obstetrician after being the told the scans showed her baby would be over 4.5 kilograms.
“I didn’t know those scans could be inaccurate. I was scared wondered what would happen if my baby got stuck. I had full trust in my obstetrician and said, ‘yes sir’. I was booked in for a caesarean and he was only 3.8 kilograms,” Belinda said.
Determined to take control and educate herself second time around, Belinda said she read a lot, did a Hypnobirthing Australia class and hired a doula.
