Posts by Maggi315

Since this is an ongoing discussion on another list I am on, I did some research last night. I came up with 2 studies so far, there are others, but they are from the high risk doctors, and of course, they see everything as high risk....

Anybody know what the average midwife charges per birth in Florida? and how much of that is net? Or the average yearly salary? I know florida has more costs associated with becoming a midwife and I would guess yearly fees, so I am...

I hope you find a good option. I wouldn't pick a midwife personally who was not experienced or had a bad track record for twins(although I'd want to know the situations behind them). I'm not totally anti-hospital and if you had a...

That is so true Pam, she is very much at the mercy of her caregivers...and if they have preconceived notions of what they want to do, they will do it. I heard Penny Simkin once say that she can't save people from their choice of...

I just wrote a post about diabetes and homebirth on another midwife group. I have to say, I have yet to see any compelling evidence that truly proves the risks of a GD baby...I will come back later with some research when I can dig it...

If your script is still good, call and ask for it and call around to see what you can find, there are lots of good places online. I am very bad at this, I ALWAYS wear them much, much longer than I am supposed to, I just never seem to...

Shwarmaqueen: I appreciate where you are coming from, most women to women type of photos are very different then mixed sexes in most cultures. I was trying to address the fact that the OP had posted them on a family website and I...

I think most people in america are used to being so close to a hospital, they forget there is a large population in america that are not close! Or not easily accessible. And of course, most of the third world and remote countries are not...

Having an opinion is NOT the problem, having an opinion that you think is better than anyone elses because you googled it is....actually, the question is WHY did the midwife do what she did...and we all gave some scenarios and some...

I'm not sure I understand what you want your doctor to agree to? That you are traveling? Or want to have this other doctor as backup? You really just need to get all your medical records copied and then travel if you want. there isn't...