homebirth general discussion #9

[Jennifer13]

Yay Em!!

Hot1, I think you'll find maybe as many women HBing are high risk as low risk. So many are refugees from the hospital system.

I still want to see the study that proves obs are good for birth, high risk or not.

[Cricket]

I read a US study a while ago (and I probably will never find it back....) that said that it would be unethical to continue with the medical model of obstetrics when the midwifery model gives much better outcomes for mom and baby. Of course there are definitely times when obstetricians are needed, and I do not want to deny that they have saved the lives of mothers and infants, but they are not necessary for the vast majority of women, who would be better served with a midwife.

[Cassius2]

Oh Em and Cricket I am so excited for you guys! So close to bringing these babies into your arms!

My name is Cassius2 and I am a hospital birth refugee and as for high risk who sets the parameters of high risk? twins? triplets? previous CS, previous PPH? Breech? given these examples i would still want to aim for a HB and in most cases the IMs that you work with have far more experience in dealing with these sort of 'high risk' physiological births than most OBs and hospital staff.

[meow]

Ugh. Found out that in California it is illegal for a MW to attend a breech or twins HB! Illegal. So the chances of even finding an unregistered MW who has experience in either of them is slim too. I hate how this "high risk" bull**** puts mothers and babies at risk because then our choices are freebirth or hospital birth, both of which I consider riskier for the majority of "high risk" births!

Anyone know any MWs around Sydney or Melbourne who will attend a breech or twins HB?

[Cricket]

Sorry - can't help you out too much there Meow...

So, it's a "super moon" this weekend - an unusually large, full moon. Sounds promising! By the way - are the moon phases the same here in Canada as they are in Aus? Pardon my astronomical ignorance...

[HotI]

Meow - i know someone in Melb who does.

[Cassius2]

cricket: i also have no idea but it does sound really promising for you! do you tend to go early?!!

[meow]

Thanks Hoti! Good to know- I haven't looked into twin friendly IMs before (Not that I'm hoping for twins but it's one of those things I'd like to know would be covered if it happened IYKWIM).

Yep- moon phases are the same the whole world over. It's just the moon is "upside down" for those in the southern hemisphere. Here's hoping for some supermoon babies!!!