Midwife Shirley caught my baby there!
Find your way to My Tribe/ IL and you will find at least 2 very good threads about both of the Midwife groups that use the alternative birthing center (really just 2 rooms in the Maternity Ward) and friendly women to answer your questions. You can pm me too.
Just real quick if you are looking for an unmedicated birth, Nortwestern is NOT the place to go. Last I heard, the Epi rate is near 95% + , c-section rate is about 30% and it's a teaching hospital (read: residents needing to learn medical procedures by experience).
http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=533678
Find your way to My Tribe/ IL and you will find at least 2 very good threads about both of the Midwife groups that use the alternative birthing center (really just 2 rooms in the Maternity Ward) and friendly women to answer your questions. You can pm me too.
Just real quick if you are looking for an unmedicated birth, Nortwestern is NOT the place to go. Last I heard, the Epi rate is near 95% + , c-section rate is about 30% and it's a teaching hospital (read: residents needing to learn medical procedures by experience).
http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=533678