She does mostly serve Amish and Mennonite. I hadn't thought about how that would impact things. I suppose in those communities, there might be a stronger likelyhood of experience and support from the women around. Maybe...
She wasn't actually at my last birth - was too fast, and she didn't make it, so I can't speak to her abilities while in labor. Mostly my wondering of "safe" comes from thinking back on things in preparation for this...
I've been trying to figure out what I want in a midwife, and I think I just can't find what I'm looking for around here.
In the past, it has been important to me to have a midwife who is a christian.
I want a midwife...
I think she was able to see so many people because she did so few client visits, outside of the birth itself - not lots of prenatals, and didn't do a homevisit after birth unless you specifically requested it. When I saw her, she had...
Reading through some other threads got me thinking about what makes a "safe" midwife.
I used a particular MW for my last birth, and am thinking to use her for my next, but some of the reasons that I liked her might be things...
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I honestly don't mean to be offensive by this question, but I'm curious if other people have experienced this.
A close friend of mine is due in January. She's been seeing...
I did transfer with my first, for prolonged labor/failure to progress, and concern about exhaustion. That was after 20 hours early labor and 36 hours of active labor at home. Went on to labor for another 8 or so hours at hospital...
Still not on the list apparently - quoting my first post, #64
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* EDD: Nov 16, 2011
* Name: Carrie
* Age at conception / Age at delivery: 32/32
*...
