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[quote=Anonymous]My friend had an epidural and said she felt like Whitney was judging her, but a midwife still “caught” her baby.

I had 2 babies with the GW midwives. I am old and overweight and they didn’t give me any shame about my weight. I did my best with the diet and they were gracious.

Baby 1 - 30hr labor with pitocin at the end. Midwives were awesome - I saw 3 or 4 through shift changes. They told me I could get an epi and sleep or use pitocin and power through. No one pushed me to do either - just options - I felt supported.

Baby 2 - 2 hour labor. I arrived in transition. The baby’s heartbeat was showing stress. There was apparently an OB / surgical team behind me, waiting to do an emergency C. I couldn’t see them and the midwife kept me really calm and pushing. Baby born 40 min after we parked the car. Later my husband told me everyone seemed really scared and on edge. I felt supported and empowered to trust my body.

I had 2 wonderful, empowering birth experiences. [/quote]

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