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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 5 and a half months pregnant with my first baby and hadn't really thought much about my "birth plan", except that an epidural seems very common and sounded pretty good to me to help with the pain.  Now that I'm through the first trimester and enjoying the second (I'm thrilled and relieved that the baby is doing very well so far and I have no complications) I'm realizing that its really time to start thinking about the birth plan.  Still, I just figured an epidural was the way to go because so many people I know had one and it's kind of the norm.  Then, the other day, I was searching for something to watch on Netflix and came across the documentary called "The Business of Being Born".  It really opened my eyes to the controversy surrounding the high rate of medicated births and c-sections in America - that perhaps women are scared into believing that they're not strong enough to give birth and that medical intervention is necessary and normal.  Now I'm really torn with what to do.  I like my doctor and it's scary to think about seeing someone else midway through my pregnancy.  But I really like the idea of having a natural birth and I'm a little afraid I'll be pressured into getting pitocin to speed up my labor at the hospital.  Also, I loved that the natural births at birthing centers or homes could be done by moving around and getting into different positions, or laboring in water to ease the pain.  However, if something goes wrong, I would want to be in a hospital where they could help me.  With my doctor, I would be giving birth at Sibley Hospital. So here's my questions:
1)  Does anyone know how receptive Sibley is to natural births?
2)  Do they let you walk around to get through the contractions, and change positions?
3)  Do they allow midwives to attend the birth if you'd like that kind of support?

Also does anyone know of a place that combines hospital and midwives?  Where someone who is unsure and afraid could start out the natural way, but be able to be in a hospital setting or at least very close by if you needed that care?  I haven't asked my doctor anything yet about my looking into natural birth, but that'll be the next step.

Thanks in advance for any advice! :)[/quote]

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