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!
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!