Birth centers

[chocolatecatty]

Oh they're independant at the Angliss? I didn't know that! Maybe it's only the same ten who do the pre/postnatal appointments then. Does that mean you could hire one for your next birth if you were wanting a homebirth? That's an easy way to find one....through experience!

[BellyBelly]

Only a couple of IM's work there not all of them!

[Tobily]

Alot will depend on the individual set up of the BC you've chosen. Some are very tightly controlled and bound by restrictive policies, others have much more independence.

The BC in Brisbane for example (we only have one ) is inside the hospital maternity ward and is quite tied up in hospital red tape - it doesn't take much for a woman to get booted out and back into the regular system.

You'll need to talk with them and ask them about their exclusion policies to find out what your risk is of ending up back in the system. Then you can decide whether that risk is acceptable to you, or whether you want to look at other options.

GL

[loulabelle]

Thanks for the advice and info guys! The hospital I was referring to was the Angliss.

Think I might look into Homebirth next time.I just can't bare the thought of birthing in hospital again,I want this beautiful experience that all of you talk about.My birth was horrible,I felt short changed and very un-empowered.

Oh no, this talk is making me want to TTC!

[Nelle]

The Angliss is where I went too Laura. Definitely worth checking them out.

Kell, do you know which ones from the Angliss are IM's? (Birth Centre said I prob won't be allowed back cos I hemorrhaged)

Cat, who caught Ceri? I'm just curious, so doesn't matter if you can't remember.

[BellyBelly]

YAY laura! You'll so love the difference in care. check out the MIPPS list for the midwives in private practice.

Helen Brown works at the Angliss, can't remember the others! I've supported a homebirth with Andrea Bilcliff, she's lovely and people also raise about Kylie Wallace

[chocolatecatty]

>Only a couple of IM's work there not all of them!< hahaha I'm such an idiot sometimes! Of course.

Helen Gordon caught Ceri. She was very hands off, left us to our own devices once Ceri was born. The only fault I can put on her was that she opened up Ceri's legs to see if she was a girl or a boy, which I didn't appreciate - I would have been happy to hold her/him for hours without checking!