MediCaid and homebirth

[bluegrassgirl]

I recently obtained a back issue of a Mothering Magazine that featured a paralized woman who gave birth agt home. After reading this, I thought "Hey, if she can do that, I can in the future!".

I don't plan on having any more kids for a while, but I was wondering if anyone has had a homebirth and have been on Mediciad for insurance? Do they normally cover homebirths, or would I be forced to go to a hospital?

I had my first child in the hospital and hated ever minute of it. I couldn't sit upright in my wheelchair, I couldn't have someone hold my up to squat the baby out, the OB/GYN insisted that he do an episiotomy becuase I was a first time mom (I threatened to sue him, so he didn't do that cut, thank goodness). I had my second daughter in a free-standign birth center and really liked it, but didn't like having to drive all the way there. If I have another kid, I want to have it at home, where I'll be more relaxed.

Any help on insurance stuff would be great!

Jessie
(single mommy to Emma, 3 years and Angela, 2 years)

[alegna]

Some states medicaid will pay. Some not.

I know that there are a couple of homebirth midwives here who take medicaid sometimes.

-Angela

[lyttlewon]

Jessie WA is very homebirth friendly when it comes to state funded insurance. I have a 64 page PDF at home about it as a matter of fact. I don't know the difference in the plans so my suggestion is to ask the Insurance commisioner. http://www.insurance.wa.gov/. I know WA basic health will pay for it, which my midwife accepts. Have you posted in our tribe for HB midwives yet?

[groovynaturemama]

i live in NM and my homebirth was covered my medicaid. it was fantastic! medicaid also paid for all my health related expenses under the molina plan.