Looks like we have given away over 2000 postcards about www.TheBirthSurvey.com in the last few hours. We’re getting really positive feedback about the idea of a “Consumer Reports” of birth providers.
This project is for everyone! A few interesting anecdotes:
A new Dad was out browsing the fair and he inquired about the birth survey.com. Concerned about some of the interventions that occurred during the birth of his now two-month old child, he wanted to know if he could sit and take the survey on behalf of his wife and baby (who were home napping). Hmmm…we hadn’t thought of that!
A newly-pregnant lesbian couple — deeply concerned about finding the right provider who would treat them with respect and dignity, stopped by our table. They were thrilled to learn about the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative and CIMS.
I met several young women out on a beautiful Saturday afternoon –and by chance learning about birth in a way that they had never imagined. (oh — and I’ll never forget the four little girls in fancy dresses watching the belly dancers under the red tent!)
I also met an older woman who was bummed out when I told her that she couldn’t take the survey because her babies were born more than two years ago! (her kids are in their 30s!)
What a day!