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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would Midwifery Care Associates and Shady Grove be too far away?  They may be a good match for you based on your preferences, and Shady Grove is right off the highway...
http://www.midwiferycareassociates.com/

I also hear good things about Dimensions Midwifery at PG Hospital Center -- is that close to Laurel?
http://www.dimensionshealth.org/index.php/dimensions-health-services-prince-georges-county-maryland-md/midwifery/

I think Sibley is generally regarded as even worse than Holy Cross when it comes to unmedicated birth...though again anything is possible anywhere if the stars align.

As far as the question of how far is too far ... I drive 40-50 minutes to the birth setting I chose (DC Family Health and Birth Center) because it is worth it to me to have a provider and setting that is as closely aligned to my preferences as possible.  The drive can be annoying, but for me it is well worth it!

Best of luck to you.

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OP here - thank you ALL for your responses and insights.  I've been looking into these alternatives.  I think I've been searching for advice/alternatives b/c I already feel uneasy about many things I'm hearing/observing about Holy Cross.  I have no doubt it's a great hospital but not sure it's for me and feel this already moving into uncomfortable territory.  I don't want to have to fight for my preferences in the midst of a scary and overwhelming experience...but I'm also wanting a great hospital that is well equipped in case things don't go as I'd like and I need/want more interventions.  I think what the PP above outlines re: Shady Grove is something that's been lurking in the back of my mind.  I was worried about the distance, but it's only 10 minutes further than Holy Cross (and those 10 minutes are on the glorious ICC - I can envision the drive to the hospital, just me, my partner, and that one other dude driving on the ICC that day).  I started reading the Midwifery Care Associates pregnancy guide online, and I instantly felt like it was a better connection.  Definitely going to give this a thought.  I have a consult appt. with CWC in a few weeks and will go and ask my questions and see what happens, but definitely thinking I'll also schedule a meet-and-greet with the MCA folks.  Thank you all again - I appreciate your guidance so much.[/quote]

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