I had my first appointment with two MW then got to pick the one i clicked with. The other was the backup if my MW needed or wanted her. I wouldnt have had to pay anything if she had had to attend!
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I had my first appointment with two MW then got to pick the one i clicked with. The other was the backup if my MW needed or wanted her. I wouldnt have had to pay anything if she had had to attend!
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Oh that's interesting Tegam- I didn't know that. So I guess the cost of a 2nd midwife is something you need to factor in but it's not a certainty.
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No Id ask. I think that when you pay your MW to attend your birth they know it could be long. If they need a break you shoudnt have to cover the cost!
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yeah i know with the group i am going through you only pay for the backup midwife fee only if you actually need them....which i think was $700...
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The arrangement with my IM is that we pay her and the cost includes the 2nd midwife. There will be 2 attending. I think we meet the 2nd midwife at the birth plan meeting.
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My package included a second midwife. Ours was about four and a half thousand, which included all prenatal and antenatal care. The second midwife came to the birth plan meeting and the birth and did a lot of the after care because she lived so close to me (she was also an lc so was super useful!). There was no talk of paying the second midwife separately. IMO i like two midwives at the birth because then there's one for you and one for the bub if needed.
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Hmm... thanks for all the advice in this thread. I have gone ahead and booked a midwife with a practice that requires a second midwife too. I'm comfortable with the idea of two midwives- they like to have one for mum and one for baby so both midwives attend regardless of length of labour.
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