Here's a counter-rant ;-) : in many countries, you should actually talk to your midwife rather than the doctor. In France, this is a 5 year medical degree, and

Here's a counter-rant ;-) : in many countries, you should actually talk to your midwife rather than the doctor. In France, this is a 5 year medical degree, and they will have the hands-on experience in thousands of births, rather than some doctor who read about it at college 20 years ago and has never actually seen one through, but for historical reasons is now in a hierarchical position to impose his 'knowledge'.