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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 683903" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I had midwives at all 5 of my deliveries. The first 3 were delivered by the midwife. The 4th turned out to be buttocks breech and was delivered by section. When my 5th and last was born, 17 years ago, they were still doing vbac's and I was cleared for one because the reason for my section was that the last baby had been in a bad position. </p><p></p><p>When I got to the hospital for the last one, the midwife (a retired nun) took out her medal of St. Gerard (the patron saint of difficult deliveries... this was very ironic because I am Jewish but H's confirmation name is, of all things, Gerard) and hooked me to an IV. She also called the doctor to come. 5 minutes later, I ruptured and began bleeding out. I had a crash section and didn't die because I already had an IV in to get the anesthesia going and because she had called the doctor to come. Years later, I learned that 7 years earlier, the same midwife had waited too long to call the doctor and a baby was delivered who developed CP. I know that because I coincidentally became very close friends with the mother of that boy and we figured it out when we were sharing birth stories one day. My son knows that he owes his life to the fact that the midwife learned from her mistake years before and he is always very kind when he encounters the other young man. After my son's birth, the practice stopped doing vbac's altogether. </p><p></p><p>Overall, I would highly recommend midwives to healthy women. My one caveat is that I would only deliver in a hospital - not in a free standing birthing center or at home. Too many things can go wrong. I know that, for me, I would never have been able to live with myself if anything happened to my child because I chose to deliver at home.</p><p></p><p>I didn't buy into some of the midwife stuff, though. When I had the third one, the 2 oldest (just turned 4 and almost 3) visited me in the room until just before I was given Pitocin (I was induced for pre-eclampsia 3 weeks early) and then they went home. I don't believe in having children present at deliveries if it can be avoided although midwives are okay with it. </p><p></p><p>I was very fortunate not to develop post-partum depression issues though I firmly believe that it is something that exists and that all women should be screened for.</p><p></p><p>The last thing is that I had my first child at 31 and the last 8 1/2 years later, which is considered kind of old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 683903, member: 3493"] I had midwives at all 5 of my deliveries. The first 3 were delivered by the midwife. The 4th turned out to be buttocks breech and was delivered by section. When my 5th and last was born, 17 years ago, they were still doing vbac's and I was cleared for one because the reason for my section was that the last baby had been in a bad position. When I got to the hospital for the last one, the midwife (a retired nun) took out her medal of St. Gerard (the patron saint of difficult deliveries... this was very ironic because I am Jewish but H's confirmation name is, of all things, Gerard) and hooked me to an IV. She also called the doctor to come. 5 minutes later, I ruptured and began bleeding out. I had a crash section and didn't die because I already had an IV in to get the anesthesia going and because she had called the doctor to come. Years later, I learned that 7 years earlier, the same midwife had waited too long to call the doctor and a baby was delivered who developed CP. I know that because I coincidentally became very close friends with the mother of that boy and we figured it out when we were sharing birth stories one day. My son knows that he owes his life to the fact that the midwife learned from her mistake years before and he is always very kind when he encounters the other young man. After my son's birth, the practice stopped doing vbac's altogether. Overall, I would highly recommend midwives to healthy women. My one caveat is that I would only deliver in a hospital - not in a free standing birthing center or at home. Too many things can go wrong. I know that, for me, I would never have been able to live with myself if anything happened to my child because I chose to deliver at home. I didn't buy into some of the midwife stuff, though. When I had the third one, the 2 oldest (just turned 4 and almost 3) visited me in the room until just before I was given Pitocin (I was induced for pre-eclampsia 3 weeks early) and then they went home. I don't believe in having children present at deliveries if it can be avoided although midwives are okay with it. I was very fortunate not to develop post-partum depression issues though I firmly believe that it is something that exists and that all women should be screened for. The last thing is that I had my first child at 31 and the last 8 1/2 years later, which is considered kind of old. [/QUOTE]
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