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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was low risk and healthy and wanted to try an unmedicated birth and they seemed the least stressful medical people to interface with.  That being said, I decided to go with midwives at a hospital rather than a home birth because I was worried about the risk of having to move if something went wrong and I do think that was the right choice for me; I wouldn’t want a home birth unless the baby came so fast it was unavoidable.[/quote]

This was the same reasoning behind why I went with midwives for my first baby. L&D went to hell and I ended up having an instrument delivery with a Dr.

For my second baby (I moved in the interim) I originally picked midwives (similar set up -- midwives at a hospital, same general practice as the OBs) and miscarried that pregnancy. Through the miscarriage process, I interacted with the OBs and the midwives, and just got a better vibe from the OBs. Nothing was "wrong" with the midwives, I just liked the OBs I met with better. I got pregnant again quickly after, and chose the OBs. THAT baby ultimately ended up being delivered by a midwife just because she was who happened to be free to catch the baby at that point.

I dunno. I guess I like the midwifery model better, but I do think that a hospital practice with both is a good choice for many -- the midwives often end up influencing the OBs, and you have OB backup easily if you need it. [/quote]

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