Accidental homebirth?

[boomba]

Just wanted to know what happens if you have an OB and are planning to have bubs in hospital( with no intervention) But you end up having it at home cause you dont make it!

Do you still have to go to hospital or can you just stay home? I would gather you would be in contact with the hospital and they would possible ring an ambulance who would take you in?

Thanks xx

[Mildez]

As a midwife when this has happened it has being very diffficult for the women to get their paperwork for medicare and birth certificates as no one wants to sign them. Legally the hospital can not sign them. The women that have given birth at home have also being brought into the maternity ward and had a normal hospital stay like you would if you birthed in hospital. If you have an independant midwife then its different you would stay at home. I don't know how you would go if you birthed at home and presented days or hours later. I imagine the papaer work side of things for your baby bonus and birth certificate would be challenging to get. You certainly would get it I am just not sure how.

[Mildez]

Oh I think you could just call an ambulance and they would take you to the hospital which could be a different one to the one you book into if your in a large area like Sydney.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Boomba you could check with Nelle she had a speedy unplanned homebirth with her DS2 and her DH caught bubs.

[sneakysparkle]

Theres another chickie here who did the same thing! Hopefully she pops in!

[Nelle]

Heya CM. There's probably a few of us, I know of myself and Pink Palace, but I know that from my church there were 3 of us who had unplanned homebirths over just a few months! What can you do?

I suppose you could stay home if you wanted. Not sure how that works with birth certificates. But you might want to go in to get bub checked over, and to make sure you haven't torn and are healthy.

In my case, bub was born before the ambulance got there, and it took me to the hospital with no worries, I was admitted and looked after (I'd haemorrhaged again), and as far as I know there was no trouble with the birth certificates, I think the ambulance people took down a lot of the details from my birth support people.

I imagine if you were giving birth at home unintentionally, you might have called an ambulance at some stage for support, so there might be one there to take you to hospital soon after if you needed.

[alioops]

Pink Palace is the other one, her birth story is in the birth stories section

[The[cookie]Doctor]

I could only remember you Nelle!

[boomba]

Thanks girls. I just have this really strange feeling I will have this bubs at home? I am sure an ambulance would get called, DH would freak lol! And I would definately go to hospital to get everything checked out!

Thanks heaps

[Nelle]

I would have thought my DH would have panicked quietly, but he says you just do what you need to do, so he got in the bath and caught the baby, while encouraging me. My mum was there too, to pick up DS, but she didn't see the birth I don't think? Not sure. She was on the phone to 000 though. And my support person/midwife came in just as bub was coming out.

If you're feeling that way, just make sure your DH knows what to do, and maybe figure out any support people nearby who could come over. Apparently hands and knees is a good position to try and slow bub down a bit.

[Miss K]

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...inkpalace.html Here is Pink Palaces birth story hun

[~Trish~]

I secretly dream of an accidental home birth LOL!

Don't tell DH, he'd freak out!

[The[cookie]Doctor]

I secretly dream of an accidental home birth LOL!

Don't tell DH, he'd freak out!

Me too hehehe. Not that I am pregnant or will be anytime soon, but still!

[Inertia]

My sister has had 3 accidental homebirths - premiate labours. All they did was call an ambulance and it took them to the local. Its pretty much done "lotus" then so there is no mistaking who had the baby and about when. My other sister whose had an incar birth was the same. The hospital took care of everything. But if you hold off then it will probably cause problems.

[BekZ]

I have had a niggly feeling that my next will be a accidental hombirth too!!!

Thanks for posting the question

[boomba]

Trish I am secretly wishing too! And maybe I am putting the feeling out there!

Thanks for link to PP post I have read but will give it another read!

[Willow]

Amber - if you want a homebirth, why aren't you having one??

[boomba]

Cause I am a bit scared. I ahve really learnt alot here but still dont know if I could take the plunge? So if it was unnaviodable I would just have to deal with it IYKWIM?
DH would support me no matter what but still a tiny bit frightend?