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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing beats the thrill of not knowing if you'll die from a PPH.

Just kidding. Bleeding out from a PPH is actually quite tiring. And I felt sick to my stomach, too. Or at least I did until I lost consciousness before waking up as a different hospital 24 hours later.[/quote]

Not PP, but I always tell friends to ask about how the midwife would handle a PPH, and how quickly they can get you someplace they can give you a transfusion.  I actually found bleeding out from the PPH to be really relaxing...I was the only one in the room not freaking out!  It's now how I hope to go, when my time comes.  
I had no warning signs for the PPH, by the way, and was told I had a model vaginal birth when the baby came out!  The bleeding started a couple hours later.[/quote]

Ask the same question of any OB, as well.  Not just midwives.  This is a scary complication that can occur regardless of who is handling delivery.   I've had 3 friends suffer from PPH that were just barely caught in time...all 3 in the hospital, and 2 under OB care, not CNMs.  For the most part, after delivery in a hospital setting, it is on the nurses to catch this...at least,  that has been my experience.[/quote]

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