I had to share a room with 3 other women, and our newborns. There is no nursery for you to send your baby to. I also was induced at night, in a room with 3 other women, and they sent my husband home because I wasn't 5 cm, which is what I needed to be to go to the delivery floor, so I labored, alone, with 3 strangers, overnight. It was awful.
Post by balletofangels on Jul 23, 2013 16:27:31 GMT -5
This is all very interesting. I had a CNM deliver DD, mostly because she was who was at the hospital when I was in labor. We have one ob practice at our hospital and it is a combo of doctors and nidwives. I see a midwife for my annual exams just because she's who I like in the practice. The doctors are all great too. Most everyone who doesn't have a c-section around here has about a 50/50 chance of doctor or midwife.
Post by janiejones on Jul 23, 2013 17:01:34 GMT -5
Hmmm. It sounds like Ontario is a happy medium between both.
Here you choose your path, Ob or midwife, and where to deliver (home/hospital). With a midwife you get home visits for the first 4 weeks, and at six weeks you visit them at their office. Everything is covered by OHIP. When I needed to be switched to an OB because of complications my midwife still attended the birth as a doula.
I only carried my records starting at 34 weeks (in case of emergency and I couldn't see my midwife).
Post by TheSeaward on Jul 23, 2013 17:19:30 GMT -5
I had a baby at a military hospital (many years ago) and it seems more like UK than the US, based on my experience anyway no epidural no mesh panties no freebees no private room no private bathroom
Post by Miss Phryne Fisher on Jul 23, 2013 17:20:03 GMT -5
If any of you get a chance, check out the UK show One Born Every Minute. They did one in the US but the UK version was SO much more interesting. All hospital births, all done by midwife. Gas and air for a lot of them, I think I saw one epidural in the series.
I love the show Call the Midwife. I am reading the second book right now (Shadows of the Workhouse). SO good.
Homebirth midwives were illegal in my state for awhile. CNM were never illegal, and I don't think they are in any state. There are states that don't allow birthing centers and don't allow home birth. So no lay midwives, no direct entry midwifery. It IS possible to find a CNM who does home births though so they would be illegal in doing that.
ETA: Also, when home birth was illegal in this state, my ICAN leader did go to another state so she could have a homebirth with a CNM. During that short window lots of them were at risk of losing their license if they were caught at a birth. I heard of a few "unassisted" births who happened to have a midwife friend there though.
Hmmm. It sounds like Ontario is a happy medium between both.
Here you choose your path, Ob or midwife, and where to deliver (home/hospital). With a midwife you get home visits for the first 4 weeks, and at six weeks you visit them at their office. Everything is covered by OHIP. When I needed to be switched to an OB because of complications my midwife still attended the birth as a doula.
I only carried my records starting at 34 weeks (in case of emergency and I couldn't see my midwife).
Also, I got mesh undies at the hospital. ONE pair. But as many phonebook pads as I needed, a peri bottle, loads of baby diapers, and bum cream for baby.
The longest they will let you go now is 2 weeks. I went 2 weeks late with both my kids, both born at 15 days past their due date. They would never let you go 4 weeks now.
Uhh...yeah, that is extremely dangerous. I bet her due date was off.
my due date was the beginning of june and i was born july 22. and that was in the US. in the 80s. lol, it happens.
Hmmm. It sounds like Ontario is a happy medium between both.
Here you choose your path, Ob or midwife, and where to deliver (home/hospital). With a midwife you get home visits for the first 4 weeks, and at six weeks you visit them at their office. Everything is covered by OHIP. When I needed to be switched to an OB because of complications my midwife still attended the birth as a doula.
I only carried my records starting at 34 weeks (in case of emergency and I couldn't see my midwife).
Also, I got mesh undies at the hospital. ONE pair. But as many phonebook pads as I needed, a peri bottle, loads of baby diapers, and bum cream for baby.
B.C. sounds pretty much the same. I was able to leave the hospital as soon as I wanted ( I checked out 4 hours after I had Sofia. Less than 24 hours after I had Theo). I got home visits for the first 6 weeks, then check ups with her at her home until 8 weeks. She gave me all of my records (which I loved reading. I found it very interesting.)
If any of you get a chance, check out the UK show One Born Every Minute. They did one in the US but the UK version was SO much more interesting. All hospital births, all done by midwife. Gas and air for a lot of them, I think I saw one epidural in the series.
I love the show Call the Midwife. I am reading the second book right now (Shadows of the Workhouse). SO good.
Homebirth midwives were illegal in my state for awhile. CNM were never illegal, and I don't think they are in any state. There are states that don't allow birthing centers and don't allow home birth. So no lay midwives, no direct entry midwifery. It IS possible to find a CNM who does home births though so they would be illegal in doing that.
ETA: Also, when home birth was illegal in this state, my ICAN leader did go to another state so she could have a homebirth with a CNM. During that short window lots of them were at risk of losing their license if they were caught at a birth. I heard of a few "unassisted" births who happened to have a midwife friend there though.
I think technically home birth is never illegal. Women can give birth wherever they want. What is illegal is to have a midwife attend your birth (in certain states). In GA only a CNM can attend a home birth but there are no OBs who back up home birth CNM's, so that doesn't happen.
If any of you get a chance, check out the UK show One Born Every Minute. They did one in the US but the UK version was SO much more interesting. All hospital births, all done by midwife. Gas and air for a lot of them, I think I saw one epidural in the series.
I love the show Call the Midwife. I am reading the second book right now (Shadows of the Workhouse). SO good.
Homebirth midwives were illegal in my state for awhile. CNM were never illegal, and I don't think they are in any state. There are states that don't allow birthing centers and don't allow home birth. So no lay midwives, no direct entry midwifery. It IS possible to find a CNM who does home births though so they would be illegal in doing that.
ETA: Also, when home birth was illegal in this state, my ICAN leader did go to another state so she could have a homebirth with a CNM. During that short window lots of them were at risk of losing their license if they were caught at a birth. I heard of a few "unassisted" births who happened to have a midwife friend there though.
Oh, I also noticed in the UK that all the birthing/newborn related programs were between 4am-7am, which I discovered during my last trimester...when I would wake up at 4am...then fall back asleep at 7am.
If any of you get a chance, check out the UK show One Born Every Minute. They did one in the US but the UK version was SO much more interesting. All hospital births, all done by midwife. Gas and air for a lot of them, I think I saw one epidural in the series.
I love the show Call the Midwife. I am reading the second book right now (Shadows of the Workhouse). SO good.
Homebirth midwives were illegal in my state for awhile. CNM were never illegal, and I don't think they are in any state. There are states that don't allow birthing centers and don't allow home birth. So no lay midwives, no direct entry midwifery. It IS possible to find a CNM who does home births though so they would be illegal in doing that.
ETA: Also, when home birth was illegal in this state, my ICAN leader did go to another state so she could have a homebirth with a CNM. During that short window lots of them were at risk of losing their license if they were caught at a birth. I heard of a few "unassisted" births who happened to have a midwife friend there though.
I think technically home birth is never illegal. Women can give birth wherever they want. What is illegal is to have a midwife attend your birth (in certain states). In GA only a CNM can attend a home birth but there are no OBs who back up home birth CNM's, so that doesn't happen.
Yea, that is basically what I meant, but you said it better :-) It was illegal for anyone attending it. People can still do UC's all they want.
If any of you get a chance, check out the UK show One Born Every Minute. They did one in the US but the UK version was SO much more interesting. All hospital births, all done by midwife. Gas and air for a lot of them, I think I saw one epidural in the series.
I love the show Call the Midwife. I am reading the second book right now (Shadows of the Workhouse). SO good.
Homebirth midwives were illegal in my state for awhile. CNM were never illegal, and I don't think they are in any state. There are states that don't allow birthing centers and don't allow home birth. So no lay midwives, no direct entry midwifery. It IS possible to find a CNM who does home births though so they would be illegal in doing that.
ETA: Also, when home birth was illegal in this state, my ICAN leader did go to another state so she could have a homebirth with a CNM. During that short window lots of them were at risk of losing their license if they were caught at a birth. I heard of a few "unassisted" births who happened to have a midwife friend there though.
Oh, I also noticed in the UK that all the birthing/newborn related programs were between 4am-7am, which I discovered during my last trimester...when I would wake up at 4am...then fall back asleep at 7am.
So clever UK, so clever.
Did you ever watch Portland Babies when you were there, about women having babies at Portland hospital? I was obsessed