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[quote=Anonymous]I just read the link, and I am curious to learn more as the facts come out.  As a mother looking forward to her third homebirth, what concerns me is that the complaints all came from doctors at hospitals to which homebirthing women transferred.

A good midwife will transfer when indicated.  That is providing excellent care.  In fact, that is a huge part of what I pay my midwife to do:  watch and let me know if everything is going well or if we need additional help.

I hate potentially having to weigh the derision and the professional ramifications lurking at the hospital in the back of my mind if we need to discuss transfer.  I want to think I would not hesitate for the sake of my baby's life, but knowing doctors are waiting to make my life, and my midwife's life, miserable for doing the RESPONSIBLE thing is always there.

A very close friend did not transfer during active labor, but during early labor due to suddenly passing a clot.  The care she received was subpar and delayed because the staff and doctors took so much time yelling at her for having even thought of homebirth.  She had brought her complete prenatal records with her, and the doctor would not even touch them, saying they were worthless and beneath him.  After hours of tests and monitoring overnight, they sent her home because there was "nothing wrong with her"--after they had said she should be brought up on charges for putting her baby in danger!

She made the informed decision to deliver in the hospital, just in case something new came up, and when she presented as an already registered maternity patient, she was treated well.  The birth was quick and uneventful.

I am in Virginia, but I will watch this situation closely to see if it contributes to a chilling effect on women's ability to transfer.

I don't understand how women can choose to abort even up to the partial delivery of her full-term baby, but OBs flip out over mothers letting their bodies work under the watchful eye of medical professionals out of hospital settings.  Where's the logic?[/quote]

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