Hi all,

I am almost 38 weeks pregnant with bub no. 2 and was planning to give birth at our small local hospital again. Until we heard yesterday that OH&S auditors closed the only operating theatre in the hospital for the next three months. This means that if I happen to need an emergency c-section or end up heamoraghing I will have to be transferred by ambulance to a hospital 60 kms away...

I talked to my gp/ob today, and he said I am classed as low risk with a slightly higher risk of needing a vac assisted delivery due to having one with my first birth. This means that I will have the choice to deliver locally or change hospitals at 38 weeks. I don't know the other hospital or any of the midwives/ob's. It has really thrown me and I don't know what to do. My mind says to stay here, but the 'what ifs' and a very nervous DH are stressing me out.

What would you do in my situation? And does anyone (Alan?) know of any statistics of risks of emergency c-section/heamoraghing in low risk second pregnancy?