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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so sorry for the people who had losses and bad experiences.

I had two positive, successful deliveries with the midwives. For the first I was in active labor for 36+ hours although my water didn’t break until I was pushing. At multiple points the midwives offered an epidural to help me rest and told that c section was a possibility if I got too tired to push.
The second labor was precipitous with delivery less than 2 hours after my contractions started. The baby was stressed and they gave me 4-5 pushes to try before going to a c-section. I was on my hands and knees pushing, but my husband said there was a full medical team behind me ready to whisk me to surgery. The delivery was not traumatic to me - but they were worried it might have been. They checked on me a few times at home and had booked extra time and brought a psychiatrist to my 6 week check up in case I wanted to talk about it in detail. 
Both times I felt very supported and safe. I did not feel pressured to avoid an epidural or c section “at all costs” [/quote]

Wow I had what in retrospect was a pretty traumatic birth (induced for 4 days with absolutely no progression followed by c section. The long induction was my choice but getting double anesthesia on the table and having no memory of my daughter’s birth was not). I didn’t get any of this psych care. Probably could have used it. That said I’ll likely be back at GW for VBAC if I go into labor next time, their team is exceptional. Gave birth in December 2023.  [/quote]

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