I want to avoid a c-section, joined GW midwives but got the waitlist. Other Midwife or OB options?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:European trained OBs do not believe in C-Sections.

They think they're imaginary? Or, like the Polar Express, they cannot hear the bell ring?

Of course European obs believe in c-sections, and do them. Just not as quickly, maybe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:European trained OBs do not believe in C-Sections.

They think they're imaginary? Or, like the Polar Express, they cannot hear the bell ring?

Of course European obs believe in c-sections, and do them. Just not as quickly, maybe.

They understand the consequences better than we do, of unnecessary C-sections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GW OBs have a very low c section rate.

and it just occurred to me, that's pretty awesome considering many midwife patients who are higher-risk are transferred there. or maybe those are the same patients really trying to avoid a C- even though they are high risk?

i also wonder what the rate of insurance coverage has to do with the # of C-sections the OBs perform. do you think that the OB population going to GW has crappier insuranc and thus the docs try harder to avoid for finanical reasons?

Excellent questions.
Anyone care to speculate?

What is their rate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:European trained OBs do not believe in C-Sections.

They also are behind on circumcision research

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:European trained OBs do not believe in C-Sections.

They also are behind on circumcision research

What are you basing this statement on?