Mine was 7 minutes away...and that included driving thru Macca's to get a coffee for DH Not that it would have mattered, I didn't have any cx for a few hours after my waters broke (mec stained so had to go straight in).
If the private hossy here stopped delivering babies, I wouldn't hesitate to drive an hour to the next closest. I think it's important that you have faith and confidence in the facility and staff to whom you are entrusting yourself and your child.
The hospital where I had my twins was an hour away...the main problem this presented was I left for hospital too early resulting in a stalled labour. I got there in the end without drugs but if I had been cared for by doctors rather than midwives I feel certain synto would have been recommended. That is always a danger when the hospital is far away, you either leave too early and labour stops, or you leave too late and risk giving birth by the roadside.
I would be concerned about a 41% VBAC rate though, that seems very low. I am sure the hospitals here aim for 60% - 70% successful VBAC's.
5 mins!!! Although it could have been a 12 hr drive as both boys were born 17 and 15 hrs from the time my waters broke! We could have driven interstate!!!
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Not that it would have mattered, I didn't have any cx for a few hours after my waters broke (mec stained so had to go straight in).
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