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?s for midwife center
So Dave and I had a talk about starting a family last night and we're going to see if we can find a doctor (actually probably a midwife) that I like and who will be willing to help me work through my needle phobia.
Thanks to Jen S and TJ's friend we met when they were here, I heard about a midwife center in Pittsburgh and I'm going to look into it. I'm going to call sometime today and see about going over just to ask questions and check the place out. (I hope they'll be ok with us doing that sometime.) Either way, I want to make sure I get questions out that will matter to me if I get pregnant, through all that and the labor, and right after.
So this is what I have so far, can you help me with other things I might want to think about?
Oh and some background- so they are not next to a hospital. That's a draw back. If they decide in your third trimester that you are considered a risk for c-section or something else, then they tell you that you'll need to go straight to the hospital when you do go in labor. And if you are at the midwife center and there are complications, they drive you to a hospital on the other side of downtown where doctor's can take over. The center does completely natural births, no drugs. No iv, no epidural, etc. They have a jacuzzi type bath tub in each delivery room and the delivery rooms look like bedrooms- some have a kitchen. You can have anybody you want in the delivery room with you.
Is it covered by my insurance?
There are 3 rooms for delivery, what happens if they're all filled up?
How many blood draws do they do through the normal pregnancy?
How long after the birth do the mother and baby stay in the midwife center?
How do they handle things if the baby needs intensive care?
If you end up in the hospital, how involved is the midwife in the delivery?
What kind of classes are offered?
Re: ?s for midwife center
I have to. This needle phobia is a big problem and I really need to find someone I can trust. When I think I trust them, I'm going to do my routine exam, and then Dave and I will talk about when we want to try. Probably soon after that, if I can find someone I'm comfortable with.
I had found a midwife in a doctor's group a few years ago but they had to make cuts and let her go. She now works at Planned Parenthood.
So I can't have her as my midwife. I absolutely loved her.
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i hate when this happens! praying you find someone you're comfortable with soon!
I think you have a great start on questions, and I am sure that you will come up with more during your meeting with the midwife.
It is just so important to make sure that you and your husband hit it off with the person that you choose.
DH and I absolutely LOVE my doctor. We are so comfortable with him in every way, and that has made this whole journey a lot easier.