Isn't Elmer the South Jersey hospital the OP is referring to? I'd really caution about going there with a preterm baby. I think you'd want at least a level II NICU.
I don't know much about South Jersey so I can't really help there. I had a baby at Capital health. I was a VBAC with an extremely long labor and I had no interventions pushed on my by my midwife or by the staff. The...
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I don't know how much this affects the stats, but the high risk mothers I've known in Philly seem to prefer Pennsy--and the CS rate for them is always high, everywhere. I'd be...
I don't think Pennsy's c-section rate is too far off from the suburban hospitals though. Why would a poor woman or a woman who doesn't speak English be more likely to need a c-section? In NJ, you are better off in the inner city...
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=809799&mode=2
Hopefully that link works for you. Just scroll down to find method of delivery. At least that gives you an idea of what...
I'm not sure that any hospital has covering midwives that would attend a random birth. Maybe Pennsylvania Hospital in Philly? They have a big midwifery group. If you go to www.icanofnj.com, you can check out area hospitals...
I don't know why but the whole idea of a cesarean scar looking like a smile creeps me out. My doctor's partner saw me at my post partum visit. She looked at my scar and said, "You have a big happy face on your belly!" I...
One of the women from ICAN suggests trying on both (which it kind of sounds like you are doing). Spent a week planning your RCS. Then spent a week planning your VBAC. See which one makes you more comfortable. I...
I am so sorry for your loss of a baby and the loss of your birth experience. :(
Personally, the first thing I would do is dump old OB. He'll transfer your care? BS. He will systematically try to break...
