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.
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.
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.
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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