Howard Co. homebirthers

Balboaroc

· #2 · Apr 7, 2006

I delivered with Esposito, Hogan and Mayer's midwife practice in 2002. I know they only do hospital deliveries. I'm pretty much 100% sure no homebirthing midwife has any priveleges at Howard Co. General. Carroll County General and Frederick Memorial Hospital are the same.

Its a bit of a drive but have you thought about the birthing center in Bethesda? I think the midwives there do homebirths. I would love to use them but I'm in Carroll County and its just too far for me.

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womancaredoula

· #3 · Apr 8, 2006

The ONLY homebirth midwife in our area with hospital priviledges is Evelyn who can do a birth for you at Maryland General (considered to be an icky hospital).

What other women do who want prenatal tests for their homebirth is to do shadow care...establish yourself with a hospital based practice and get what you need but don't birth with them.

Barbara Stratton
Doula and
Baltimore Chapter Leader of the International Cesarean Awareness Network

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Originally Posted by riotkrrn
I'm interested in hearing from mamas who have had or are planning a midwife assisted homebirth in Howard Co. Who did you choose for a midwife? How far did you have to drive for office visits? Did your midwife have priveleges at Howard Co. General? If you did the AFP and 18 week u/s, where did you go for them? Did your insurance cover any or all of your midwife's bill?

I really want a homebirth with my next, but am not wild about the slight possibility that I'd have to deliver at Howard Co. General. Due to mine and my daughters' medical histories, I want the option of certain prenatal tests.

Thanks for any information you can share with me!

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