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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I have also heard Sibley has a very high c-section rate. I would most certainly switch if I were you -- that, combined with the long drive would be enough (BELIEVE me, you don't want to be stuck in the car for a long time while you're having contractions! I hit transition in the car and I thought I was going to die).

1. Definitely get a doula, even if you switch to a midwife practice. Totally worth it -- the doula will make you comfortable (as possible!) and will let your husband relax a little if your labor is long (and FTMs usually have long labors).

2. Be prepared for it to hurt and to take a long time. My labor was about 30 hours and the contractions were really close together, plus it started at night (so I was exhausted). With good support (i.e., a doula) you can still do an unmedicated birth even in less-than-ideal situations like this :)

3. I really liked [i]The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth[/i] by Henci Goer. Lots of evidence- and science-based information on labor and delivery. I'm a real science girl, so it was helpful for me to see the reasons interventions often cascade out of control and to understand the biology behind a normal, unmedicated vaginal delivery. It helped me stay strong and not cave into gateway interventions (epidural) during aforementioned long and painful labor![/quote]

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