I've never had an Obstetrician except at the twins birth, and he only made it for the second baby.

As they told me there had to be an Ob at the birth for twins, I agreed to induction by arm so I would get a "good" Ob who I knew, but he didn't end up being there anyway, so the ARM was a waste of time & I wish I hadn't agreed to it. The bloke who was rostered on was a good bloke, and respected my wishes, but really wasn't needed.

As a mother of 5 including 3 month old twins, I much prefer midwife care. I would allow an Ob to be present as backup for something like twins, but with my own private midwife & the understanding that the midwife is in charge!

Obs are there to deal with things going wrong medically, and midwives are there to deal with normal birth. Unfortunately, Obs are losing the skills to deal with things like breech birth, a normal variation in my opinion, and are over relying on C/section, inducing without good reason etc. Ask yourself, do you really need one? Does he or she treat you with respect? Are you belittled for asking questions or fobbed off? The 3 main Obs I saw with the twins pregnancy, the "good" ones (don't even get me started on the bad ones I dealt with) all still had the attitude that I did not have the right to question anything they said or seek explanation or clarification.

Obs should be required to train under midwives! I'm serious, they could learn a lot.