I appreciate your concern. I have been a midwife for 23 years, doing homebirths. Before that I was an ICN nurse. I am also a FNP with extensive knowledge of medications and their side effects, licensed to prescribe medication, extensive training, etc. For the last several years I have only done homebirths and family practice and have not worked in the hospital setting. That is why I asked if any other midwives had experience with this medication.
I serve a rural area. I do my best to empower women through birth and keep them safe. I go out on a limb and attend births for women who want to birth at home - sometimes up to an hour from any medical facility. I would be devastated if I had a maternal death due to pp hemorrhage.
Most of my clients are well educated but are depending on me to guide them. I tell them all about the possibility of using Pitocin if they bleed too much - and maybe I will tell them about Cytotec too - if I decide it would be of benefit to include in my bag for those rare and scary occasions.
Again - I appreciate your openness and willingness to admit that your own birth could have been different. I think that those of us who did not experience the "perfect birth" go on to help other women achieve what we did not.
Carla
I serve a rural area. I do my best to empower women through birth and keep them safe. I go out on a limb and attend births for women who want to birth at home - sometimes up to an hour from any medical facility. I would be devastated if I had a maternal death due to pp hemorrhage.
Most of my clients are well educated but are depending on me to guide them. I tell them all about the possibility of using Pitocin if they bleed too much - and maybe I will tell them about Cytotec too - if I decide it would be of benefit to include in my bag for those rare and scary occasions.
Again - I appreciate your openness and willingness to admit that your own birth could have been different. I think that those of us who did not experience the "perfect birth" go on to help other women achieve what we did not.
Carla
