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[quote=Anonymous]I had my first at GW with the docs. I wanted no medical intervention. I’d met with a midwife group NP early in pregnancy and she assured me there’s a lot of crossover there and the doctors would support my birth plan to the extent they could. Appointments during pregnancy were the same.

The doctor and nurse when I arrived at hospital in labor were awful. He has since retired, but he was not supportive of no medical intervention and pushed pitocin. I was scared and took it. Probably would have had an epi. But there was a shift change and the new nurse was amazing. Totally supportive, lots of ideas to try. New doctor was also great.

So my sense is with the docs it may be a crapshoot if who is on call when you deliver. But I’ve also heard that since that doc retired it’s more reliable.

Delivered my second at WHC with an epi, and while I didn’t like the way the epi made me feel, it was nice to not be out of my mind in pain. I saw my husband cut the cord. I saw them announce the baby’s sex. I missed all of that the first time. But like I said I hated the epi. I’m glad I’m not having a third![/quote]

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