* What state you are in- NSW
* When you had your homebirth - December 2008, another one coming up November 2010
* How many midwives and their cost (each) 1 midwife $4000 (rebate from health fund of $700)
* What was included - EVERYTHING - all antenatal appt's, books, dvd's, birth pool and pump, helping hubby to clean up afterward, stayed with me for hours after hospital transfer
* How many pre & post natal visits and their duration - would have included all but only decided on HB at 30 weeks.... I think we had around 8 antenatal visits and they went for 1-2 hours each (including playing a little Wii once or twice lol). Post natal I could have had as many visits as I cared for, for up to 3 weeks after the birth (but always a phone call away if needed, even after that)
* Were they in your home or in an office? Always in our home. Always worked around our schedule.
* Was it worth the cost? every cent
* Other things you found great to be included that you wouldn't have gotten with another form of medical carer.- there is simply no comaprison. I have done shared care, had an OB, and unless there was something very worrying about the pregnancy I simply would not go any other way (this time though I am doing shared care for the majority of the antenatal appt;s in order to keep costs down)