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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you sure your friend did not recommend a doula?  I think a midwife plus an OB would be pretty unusual.

My two cents is that, if you have a good OB and a good partner, you don't need a doula.  If you have doubts about either, though, a doula might be helpful.  If you do get a doula, do not be cheap about it; find one with tons of experience and excellent references.[/quote]

Helpful, thank you!  So, midwives and OBs are seen as either/or?[/quote]

Yes, Either an OBGYN or a midwife delivers your baby. One or the other.

Since midwives cannot perform C-sections, if you need a C Section, you will be moved over to the care of the OBGYN, essentially.  
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I was in the care of midwives for my entire pregnancy. Even when it became clear I would need a c-section (breech) I continued to see them.[b] While the actual procedure was performed by an OB, the midwife explained everything to me in the OR and held my hands during epidural before DH was allowed in.[/b] I had a very positive experience with this model of care and recommend it.  [/quote]

Are you in the DC area? which practice did you use? [/quote]

This was with Midwives of Washington Hospital Center. They made it clear from the beginning that they would try to give me the kind of birth I wanted, which in my case would involve an epidural and nitrous. I would not have gone with a practice that pushed unmedicated birth because I knew that was not what I wanted. [/quote]

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