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When are you setting up your first appointment?<br><br>
For the past couple of years I planned on going to The Birth Place, a birthing center nearby. I was very excited and felt like it was the perfect fit.<br><br>
Very unexpectedly, they are closing - today in fact.<br><br>
My choices, are now:<br><br>
use those midwives. they will still be attending hospital births. The hospital rules are changing dramatically to accomodate Birth Place mamas. The changes are astounding and wonderful.. Still it is a hospital.<br><br>
Or, use another birth center a little farther from here. Many of the parts fo that birth center are great (including a free doula), but I have heard that some of the rules regarding transfer to a hospital are unfairly strict. THere are also other concerns.<br><br>
I can't decide. I certainly don't need to decide now, but I would like to pick a provider now so that I can start going for prenatal care.<br><br>
So my main question is when is your first appointment?
For the past couple of years I planned on going to The Birth Place, a birthing center nearby. I was very excited and felt like it was the perfect fit.<br><br>
Very unexpectedly, they are closing - today in fact.<br><br>
My choices, are now:<br><br>
use those midwives. they will still be attending hospital births. The hospital rules are changing dramatically to accomodate Birth Place mamas. The changes are astounding and wonderful.. Still it is a hospital.<br><br>
Or, use another birth center a little farther from here. Many of the parts fo that birth center are great (including a free doula), but I have heard that some of the rules regarding transfer to a hospital are unfairly strict. THere are also other concerns.<br><br>
I can't decide. I certainly don't need to decide now, but I would like to pick a provider now so that I can start going for prenatal care.<br><br>
So my main question is when is your first appointment?