You might want to check out the birth statistics of what ever birth place you choose. Private hospitals tend to be associated with higher rates of c/s and intervention than public hospitals.
It depends on what kind of birth experience you are wanting. If you would like a technical/surgical approach (with machines that blink etc!) then a hospital is the place to go.
If you are hoping for a more natural birth experience, you'd be better off to look at other alternatives. Midwives specialise in normal birth. A homebirth with a midwife or a Birth Centre are options if a natural birth & normal delivery are your aim.
Kelly has some great info here on birth statistics in Victoria.
Actually I would recommend a quick scan through the Bellybelly birth articles as a great general intro to preparing for birth - like, 'Childbirth 101'! That's what I suggest to my clients.
Last edited by Julie Doula; July 15th, 2007 at 07:56 PM.
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