It's our first kid, so wife want's a hospital birth in case something goes wrong. I did look into home birth with a midwife, she says maybe on number 2.
My wife wants a midwife at what's called a birth center. Its basically a house that a group of midwives own together and have tons of supplies and comfortable spaces to give birth in
We researched those but my wife said no, because it's her first time. Maybe the next few.
In that case, wait a few minutes after her water breaks to go to the hospital. For god sakes don't lay down on the bed like a patient. That position prolongs birth time. All my kids were born within 30 minutes of water breaking and the last was born at home just me and my wife
Funny, it was my wife's request because it is her first time
I guess the best thing to do is to remember this phrase when they start pushing shit on you -- "contact your malpractice carrier." Just the mention of having to go through that will likely change their tune.
Thank you.
Find midwives that are also nurses and live at or next to a hospital. What you're looking is a simultaneous recognition of two facts:
Pregnancy is not a disease, but a completely natural process.
Nature can fucking kill you.
We ended up actually, definitely, and incontrovertibly needing a C-section, but everything came out really well, and I don't think a birth plan can do any better than producing completely happy and healthy people at the end of a Plan B situation.
Thank you for your reply. Yeah, i've read that c-sections are massively over prescribed, but- that said, they can be a life-saving procedure if you need-need one.
Yup. And the situation makes it damned hard to get a second opinion first.
Yep. Right on target. Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.
We ended up actually, definitely, and incontrovertibly needing a C-section
What factors lead to this? I'm always curious at what point is a C-section absolutely necessary? These days it seems like they've turned it into a convenience and make it the rule rather than the exception.
Sorry bud, but I don't discuss anything about my kid online.
They exist though. Death in child birth used to be common as fuck, and still births even commoner.
They don't name it after Caesar for nothing.
Not a doctor, but placenta previa seems to be one of the more necessary reasons. It's when the placenta is between the baby and the birth canal, and is plugging it so the baby can't deliver. There seem to be differing opinions on misoriented birth (breach/feet first, turned around the wrong direction, etc) but they are all exactly what RoofKorean was talking about when he said death in childbirth was common. Also, blood pressure problems for the mother.
Your doctor should be able to tell you the reasons WHY it is necessary, and all of them that I saw are easy to understand and make intuitive sense.
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