It is reading nurses blogs that make me see how stressful their jobs are. How understaffed many hospitals are. How that can effect the care mother’s receive there. It reinforces my belief that for low risk moms, the best care you can get is from a well trained midwife who trusts birth at home.
It took me 3 births myself and attending many births as a doula to get to this place. If I have another baby it will be at home. I already know who my midwife will be. 🙂
I hope all expecting moms take the time to interview at least 1 homebirth midwife, even if you don’t want a homebirth, just to SEE and ask questions about what it would entail. Some people are so worried about the mess, but it isn’t that messy and guess what, the midwives clean it all up!
Here is the post that I read this week that made me remember this!
After a joyful birth center birth, I’m more and more drawn to a homebirth for the second time around (in the still-foggy future). As we’ve learn more and more about standard obstetric care, my husband and I have realized how incredibly lucky we were that I happened to be pregnant in a community with a freestanding birth center and a wealth of fantastic midwives. We wouldn’t have been ready to take the homebirth step, but we truly believe that a hospital birth would have led me to choose simply not to have any more children. Instead, I get to see birth as amazing and continue with our original plans for our family! Thank you, midwifery …
I’m continually amazed that one of the big objections to homebirth that people bring up is the mess. Even if most midwives didn’t clean up, what is a mess compared to a birth experience with a caring attendant who is there constantly and focused only on you rather than regulations?
it is good to look at it from their side of things. you made a good point by saying that even if they don’t want a homebirth, to interview anyway, this would help them see maybe how awesome it could be.
and as for the overworked nurses, this is why women should hire doulas:)