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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used midwives for both my births. I am low risk and both worked out of hospitals so there was a huge medical safety net. My reasons...

1) They listened to me
2) Appointments were on time and I got a full 30 minute appointment when it was my turn
3) They were evidence based. This is going to ruffle feathers but if you actually read some of the literature there are some things pushed by OBs that are not evidence based for low risk pregnancies.
4) They were supportive of not getting an epidural (like truly supportive) and of long labors. Extra great was they were supportive of you getting an epidural. 
5) They did all the same testing in pregnancy that OBs do. 
6) I got to drink orange juice instead of that awful s**t during the glucose test
7) They made me feel calm and confident about the birth but also did not ignore issues[/quote]

It’s not accurate to replace the Glucola with orange juice for the GD screening. Your midwives should not be doing this, it does not yield accurate results. Fructose does not stimulate the body’s insulin response the way glucose does. So you could have had GD and just not known it. That’s why a standard test is administered. Altering the test does not yield accurate results. Signed, a mom who had GD[/quote]

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