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Originally posted by
0letitgrow
Simple question, for your births have you been at a hospital or at home?
Husband was born at home. I was born in the hospital. Husbands opinion which I am very inclined to agree with as he has deliverd several kids in less then perfect conditions or circuumstances is "You home deliver pizza not children". Truth... the majority of the time the birth goes just fine for mom and baby. Fact... many expected routine births develope major unexpected complications. So midwives are decent - some just plain suck. The ones who are decent recognize when shit is going wrong and move the show to a hospital. Crapy ones don't and endanger both mother and baby. The home birth lacks adequate fetal monitoring, ultrasound is better then a portable dopler. Midwives lack cardiac medications, pitocin for post part. Bleeding, dopamine to help regulate blood pressure, whole blood or packed cells for volume replacement with oxygen carrying capability ( saline via i.v. won't carry O2) surgical capability if a c section becomes necessary, a cardiac monitor/defib if either mom or baby codes... and they don't have an entire team to assist if you wind up with a critical mom or baby ( babies). The list of why not goes on and on. My first two were long but uncomplicated. My third I almost died from arterial bleeding. My fourth - unplanned emergency c section with fetal distress. All four plus me still alive and well because of a very good ob/gyn and a hospital surgery team that didntrequire a last ditch "oh! Shitt!" Ambulance ride when the midwife couldnt fix what went wrong