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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm with wisdom and if they risk me out for anything, I will not go with other GW docs, for a few reasons (not least of which that I'm stubborn and think the midwifes risk people out for GD because they know it will interfere with their C section stats, NOT because it's inherently risky for you to continue with them....that's assuming that you get the sugars under control with medication and diet). Anyway, if I risk out for any reason, I'll go to my former OB, Malcolm DeSouza. He is as close to a midwife as you get with a doctor. Unfortunately, he delivers at Sibley, but really, once you're out of the midwifery inner circle, most of the hospitals are the same. He is not high risk, but he'll manage your care with another high risk doctor if necessary.

No tubs at Sibley but he is truly supportive of natural birth, doesn't believe late sonograms are predictive of size, and when I took the GD test with him, because I'm anal, I asked him one bazillion questions, and he said that if it was well-controlled, I would be treated like any other birth. He also does not induce because of suspected macrosomia. That said, if you are showing other signs that baby is giant or just cannot, even with medication, keep your sugars under control, he'll recommend certain interventions for you. But I never once felt that he was anything but thoughtful about everything he suggested.

If you want to know why I'm with a midwife and not back with him, well, it's not that I don't really like him, because I do. It's because he's got the heart of a midwife and is not an actual midwife. I wanted someone who could actually help me give birth naturally, especially with respect to the positioning, rather than just not interfere with natural processes. But I bet he's come even further since my birth a few years ago. Also, GW is 10 mins from my house, Sibley is 50.

Good luck with you and I hope you still get the unmedicated birth you want, with best health for you and baby. [/quote]

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