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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is more evidence in favor of antenatal testing in women over age 38 as compared to home doppler use or fetal kick counts.  Stop using evidence based practices only when it serves your purpose.

If you want antenatal testing, do it. 
If you don’t and you think you know better then your doctor and SMFM, don’t.

If you are going to “agree” please do it closer to the end of your pregnancy.

Also, the website you wanted folks to read up on has basic information which is incorrect including the definition of stillbirth. (Gestational age of 20+ weeks not 24+ weeks). If the author can not even get this simple fact straight, how can you trust her critical evaluation of the evidence which is also outdated?

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Reading one article on the Evidence Based Birth website written by an advanced practice nurse who has no background in obstetrics or midwifery and who has an axe to grind based on her own self-admitted poor delivery experience, and who only presents at natural birth conferences, not medical ones, and whose literature reviews reflect clear bias and omission of information that would counter the narrative she’s trying to prove, doesn’t make you an expert, OP.  It makes you a person seeking an information source to validate your own perspective and poor choice.

If you have concerns about the care being recommended, talk to your OB, don’t seek validation from DCUM.  If you don’t want to have extra testing because you believe that a bad outcome can’t happen to you or your baby, just own your decision and accept that you and only you have to live with the consequences if something goes wrong. Having babies at older ages comes with greater risks. The hell of having a stillborn baby is nothing I would wish on anyone. If there are tests designed to avoid that or other bad outcomes that are the standard of care, and you are choosing to decline them because of one article online, that is your choice to make for your baby and your body and your risk to run. [/quote]

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