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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was low-risk, aside from being in my mid-30s, and wanted to minimize unnecessary interventions.  I went with a hospital-based midwife practice that was integrated within a larger OB-GYN practice.  I ended up having some level of intervention with all three L&Ds (epidurals for two, NICU ped present at delivery for the third), and it was handled seamlessly.  I went to an MFM practice for scans; when I developed complications late in my third pregnancy, the midwives transferred me to the OBs as needed.

I was fortunate that I had skilled medical professionals (CNMs) attending my births; included in their medical training is knowing when they needed to transfer care and/or involve a different provider.  That also meant they were with me for most of my labors and all of the deliveries, which isn't typically the case when an OB is attending.

[b]21:17 - can you stop patronizing women, please?  Your "caution" is pretty thinly disguised.[/b][/quote]

I went with a practice much like described above and ended up with a c-section by the OBs.  The c-section wasn't because I chose a nice smile over a real medical professional because I'm a dumb laydee.  It's because that's the way my birth went, and the [i]trained medical professionals[/i] with decent human skills that I chose [i]also[/i] had the medical knowledge and skill to handle my care correctly.  
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