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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a doula and have attended births at Holy Cross.  I think that it's true that they aren't used to seeing a lot of non-epidural births.  However I have found that with second (or more) time moms who have given birth previously without medication, it is somewhat of a different story.  They know you can do it and have done it before, and generally they seem to just assume you're going to be able to do it again.  I haven't seen a lot of second or more time moms given a hard time about laboring without medication -- it happens a lot more with first time moms unfortunately.

That said, I don't think Holy Cross is really set up to support unmedicated birth, and depending on your provider, their protocols could make it more difficult or uncomfortable to achieve -- for example if the practice tends to induce often, or wants a lot of monitoring.  HC does not have tubs (which for many women really help with comfort).  Not sure about WHC.   However I've attended several unmedicated births at Holy Cross -- it can definitely be done, and the fact that you've done it before makes it a lot more likely I think.  A doula certainly couldn't hurt (but obviously I'm biased in that regard).

I do think that generally, hospitals where midwives work tend to have nurses that are more familiar and comfortable with unmedicated birth, and who have more skills to support it.  And they are often more flexible with protocols that may make unmedicated birth more manageable -- they are used to women requesting things like a saline lock, intermittent 
monitoring, etc.

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