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[quote=Anonymous]I had my first child with GW OBs, second with the GW midwives. Both were unmedicated, and overall good experiences. Overall I thought the second labor was nicer because I had a water birth. It was really as comfortable as giving birth can be. The first time, though, I never felt pressured to get an epidural and the L&D nurses at GW are great and very supportive of unmedicated childbirth.

Prenatal care was good both pregnancies. Both were low risk and with no underlying conditions, so I realize that makes a huge part of it. The midwives never asked me about diet, but I was pretty strict and liked the diet. It forced me to be disciplined and I was worried that being pregnant with a toddler would make me rely on takeout pizza too often otherwise. I also was sick with a virus during my second pregnancy and the midwives were really caring - constantly followed up to find out how I was doing, etc.
In short, if you're choosing between GW OBs and midwives, I think you'd be fine with either.[/quote]

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