I was literally just talking about this to my husband last night. I’ve heard so many stories of mothers who were told to abort their babies due to genetic testing and they refused, subsequently giving birth to healthy happy babies. You could say it’s just error, or another way to get people to abort their babies. Evil is most likely. I just found out I’m pregnant with my second child and seriously considering driving 1 1/2 hrs to a midwife instead of dealing with this corrupt medical establishment.
I’m hoping for my first child soon, and told my husband I’m going with a midwife for prenatal care & delivery. Childbirth is a wonderful miraculous thing, not something to be treated like a malady and interfered with to no end.
My daughter had 3 beautiful baby boys at a Midwife led centre here in Burton, UK. They gave excellent personal care and calming atmosphere. 2 she managed to have the water births but first one was on alert touch and go whether to call the ambulance for transport to hospital, but they managed to do whatever it was needed and he was born healthy.
The 4th one 7 years later, she wanted a home birth, but her prenatal woman persuaded her to have it in the local hospitals 'excellent maternity ward and they have a water birth option too'.
Anyway a terrible experience, so impersonal and she said it was like a conveyor belt, nurses so busy going from one patient to the other. The water birth they had planned was 'not available' when she was ready because not enough staff to supervise it. Fortunately they only keep you in less than a day here in the UK so she was home after 8+ hours, but relieved to be home!
Both places were free on the NHS but pays to choose wisely. 4 marvellous grandchildren 8 and 6 year old being home schooled and the other 2 younger ones will be too. Thank God for His wonderful gift of children!
Do it! I wish I would’ve known what I know now. I read Ima May Gaskin’s book and thought I could have a beautiful natural childbirth at the hospital. It was a nightmare. They wouldn’t even let me sit on the toilet to pee because the nurse thought I would start pushing. I finally was able to at nurse shift change and I sat there and was bladder shy. I clammed up. If I couldnt pee in front of people, I sure as hell couldn’t push a baby out in front of people with my legs all in the air and my hooha out.
I had my first 2 babies in the hospital and it was awful! Went the midwife route with number 3 and it was 1000% better! I will NEVER have another baby in the hospital!
I’ll be 38 this spring. My ob-gyn would automatically consider me high risk.
I’m curious if the midwife will. Once I figure out insurance, I’ll be contacting them soon. Are you doing a home birth? Or will you be at a birth center?
Birth center. Unfortunately the midwife won't drive so far, but I understand in case another mother goes into labor she cannot be so far away from her base of operations. I've had my first with her and getting there in time was no issue. It was during the summer and the weather was fine. Like mine, your insurance may only cover a certified nurse midwife (CNM) and that is why my choices were so limited. Not to mention, I would speak with your midwife sooner rather than later since the demand for out of hospital births have gone up so much. I contacted her at 11 weeks along and she was completely booked, but chose to take me anyway since I was a patient of hers before. Good luck, meekturtle!
I was literally just talking about this to my husband last night. I’ve heard so many stories of mothers who were told to abort their babies due to genetic testing and they refused, subsequently giving birth to healthy happy babies. You could say it’s just error, or another way to get people to abort their babies. Evil is most likely. I just found out I’m pregnant with my second child and seriously considering driving 1 1/2 hrs to a midwife instead of dealing with this corrupt medical establishment.
I’m hoping for my first child soon, and told my husband I’m going with a midwife for prenatal care & delivery. Childbirth is a wonderful miraculous thing, not something to be treated like a malady and interfered with to no end.
My daughter had 3 beautiful baby boys at a Midwife led centre here in Burton, UK. They gave excellent personal care and calming atmosphere. 2 she managed to have the water births but first one was on alert touch and go whether to call the ambulance for transport to hospital, but they managed to do whatever it was needed and he was born healthy.
The 4th one 7 years later, she wanted a home birth, but her prenatal woman persuaded her to have it in the local hospitals 'excellent maternity ward and they have a water birth option too'.
Anyway a terrible experience, so impersonal and she said it was like a conveyor belt, nurses so busy going from one patient to the other. The water birth they had planned was 'not available' when she was ready because not enough staff to supervise it. Fortunately they only keep you in less than a day here in the UK so she was home after 8+ hours, but relieved to be home!
Both places were free on the NHS but pays to choose wisely. 4 marvellous grandchildren 8 and 6 year old being home schooled and the other 2 younger ones will be too. Thank God for His wonderful gift of children!
Do it! I wish I would’ve known what I know now. I read Ima May Gaskin’s book and thought I could have a beautiful natural childbirth at the hospital. It was a nightmare. They wouldn’t even let me sit on the toilet to pee because the nurse thought I would start pushing. I finally was able to at nurse shift change and I sat there and was bladder shy. I clammed up. If I couldnt pee in front of people, I sure as hell couldn’t push a baby out in front of people with my legs all in the air and my hooha out.
I had my first 2 babies in the hospital and it was awful! Went the midwife route with number 3 and it was 1000% better! I will NEVER have another baby in the hospital!
My daughter had a midwife for both pregnancies and was extremely happy with the care she received.
That's what I'm doing only my drive is closer to 2 hours. It's worth it if you aren't high risk.
I’ll be 38 this spring. My ob-gyn would automatically consider me high risk. I’m curious if the midwife will. Once I figure out insurance, I’ll be contacting them soon. Are you doing a home birth? Or will you be at a birth center?
Birth center. Unfortunately the midwife won't drive so far, but I understand in case another mother goes into labor she cannot be so far away from her base of operations. I've had my first with her and getting there in time was no issue. It was during the summer and the weather was fine. Like mine, your insurance may only cover a certified nurse midwife (CNM) and that is why my choices were so limited. Not to mention, I would speak with your midwife sooner rather than later since the demand for out of hospital births have gone up so much. I contacted her at 11 weeks along and she was completely booked, but chose to take me anyway since I was a patient of hers before. Good luck, meekturtle!
Wonder if the places that interpret the tests get bonuses for every "bad" baby.