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[quote=Anonymous]Two of my children were born with hospital affiliated midwives. One was at GW, the other at Shady Grove. Both midwife practices are affiliated with a doctors practice so that if at any point you risk out, they transfer you to the physicians they’ve partnered with.

Regarding GW, people get really worked up about their diet requirements. In reality, they barely mention it during the appointments. I was actually pretty disappointed that they weren’t stricter because I was hoping to use it as a starting point to revamp my diet. They always asked how I was doing and if I had questions, and said try to eat healthy but that’s it. No different than any other OB or midwife. Other friends who have delivered with them have had similar experiences. The only time they talked about diet a little more in depth was during their information session. Aside from that, it was very much a “do your best” approach.

When I made my first appointment, the person on the phone told me to write down everything I’d eaten in the past 24 hours and bring it with me so we could discuss diet. I was looking forward to getting a critique of my diet and maybe suggestions for improvement—something! I was really disappointed and a little annoyed that they didn’t talk about it at all. When I brought it up, the midwife was like “Yeah, definitely focus on eating healthy — there are lots of suggestions on our website” and then moved on to something else. [/quote]

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