LAURIN ... Geez you have bet my record ... i arrived at the hospital 11.00am and gave birth 11.39am

LESLEY ... Does your public hospital have what is called a * Primary Midwifery Program * ??

I went through this program at the public hospital in Ballarat (i was a private patient BUT it makes no difference with this program you can be a public patient) ... my friends whom all had their 2nd child told me to give the OB a miss and go with any midwife avenue as at the end of the day they are often the ones doing all the work (well that's what they told me as some didn't even have an OB turn up for their births)

I was pregnant with my first child at 40 and my care by the Midwifery Program was just FANTASTIC ... If there were any concerns the midwives would get an OB to see (so i still had that OB care there anyway)

The Midwifery Program consisted of 4 midwives with at least 20years experience each ... you are allocated to one midwife whom hopefully will be it at the birth ... and you meet the other 3 incase you might end up with one of them ... so you develop a close relationship with at least two of the midwives which is so comforting