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[quote=Anonymous]A prior poster discussed the unfairness of assuming that an ob would have started pitocin... I delivered with the cnm team at GW. I was on pitocin because my water had broke over 24 hours ago. My contractions were unbearable and I asked for an epidural. The OB attending came in an sat with me through a few contractions. She explained that the midwife was pushing with a patient and asked if she could help me. I requested and exam. She checked me (I was the same) and noted some scaring on my cervix which was due to a LEEP I had years ago. She massaged the scar tissue away, turned off the pitocin. My contractions did not go away...they kept coming and coming. I delivered vaginally 2-3 hours later. The point of my story...some midwives will act as interventionalists and so will some obs. Some will not. I don’t think you can make sweeping judgments. I know a midwife caught my baby. But, I believe that the ob helped me more then anyone. [/quote]
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