Thoughts on homebirth

bosoxgrl

I just finished watching "The Business Of being Born", and I was wondering what your ladies thoughts were about homebirth??

doyous&idos

fredalina:

Homebirth with a low-risk pregnancy and a licensed midwife = wonderful in my book.

"Freebirth" without assistance and/or homebirth with a higher risk pregnancy = moronic IMO.

 

What Fred said. A homebirth isn't for me and my DH, but I won't judge those who do so responsibly.

BostonGayGal

I may consider it, but most likely I will use a midwifery practice that operates a wing of a local hospital (much like a birth center, but doctors come in if medicated is wanted/needed or there are problems).  

https://mamah.org/index.html 

bancbev

Homebirth with the help of a licensed midwife and doula for a low risk uncomplicated birth, AMAZING.

Unfortunately my DH isn't into it one bit.  Hopefully I can talk him into a birthing center.  If not I will be at the hospital with a doula.

war_eagle

The Today show just did a story on this.  A woman watched "The Business of Being Born" and decided to do a homebirth with a renowned midwife in her area.  She was in labor for four days and her baby died (cord around his neck I believe).  She said she would take a hundred c-sections to have him with her now.

I know that is an extreme case, and I would hope that midwives are trained to make the call on when/if it is time to go to the hospital, but I just don't see taking that kind of risk. 

mrsmacias2008

same as Fred.

blondie42107

war_eagle:

The Today show just did a story on this.  A woman watched "The Business of Being Born" and decided to do a homebirth with a renowned midwife in her area.  She was in labor for four days and her baby died (cord around his neck I believe).  She said she would take a hundred c-sections to have him with her now.

I know that is an extreme case, and I would hope that midwives are trained to make the call on when/if it is time to go to the hospital, but I just don't see taking that kind of risk. 

I watched that as well.  If I remember correctly, it was a midwife that was featured in the documentary.

charlies-angel

I would never do it and have no interest in it at all. Its fine if that is what you want to do though - its just NMS.

war_eagle

fredalina:

war_eagle:

The Today show just did a story on this.  A woman watched "The Business of Being Born" and decided to do a homebirth with a renowned midwife in her area.  She was in labor for four days and her baby died (cord around his neck I believe).  She said she would take a hundred c-sections to have him with her now.

I know that is an extreme case, and I would hope that midwives are trained to make the call on when/if it is time to go to the hospital, but I just don't see taking that kind of risk. 

i don't know why that happened.  Midwives are definitely trained on when to take the patient to the hospital.  i can't tell you how many "Baby Story" episodes (and the like) where the labor isn't progressing and the midwife takes the woman to the hospital after like 36 hours (or a certain amount of time after water breaks, i think).  Usually they are given pitocin at the hospital, sometimes converted to a cesarian birth.

Don't know why any midwife would let 4 days go by in labor.  i'm sure the woman has a right to refuse to go to the hospital, but if i were the midwife i would not continue to see that patient for liability reasons.

I got the impression that the couple asked her if everything was ok, and she insisted it was.  It's been a little while since I saw it though, and like I said, I'm sure this is an extreme case.   

crimsonrose555

No thanks. I'm a nurse and I see on a daily basis everything that can go wrong. I don't judge people who do, it's just not something I would want for myself. Plus, DH would absolutely flip out and the mere thought.

TwoSkis

I'm with war_eagle on this.

caffinated_tulip

Probably not for me in the future, but with a?licensed?Midwife and a low risk pregnancy it's an excellent option for some women.

sweetpea7628

Not my cup of tea but if it's what floats your boat, I'm all for it!

MandyBrownNoser

Not in a million years.

Buckets of Moonbeams

I'm very seriously considering a homebirth with my next baby.  My hospital birth was just fine (ruptured membranes+Pitocin+epidural=easy vaginal delivery) but I find myself very attracted to homebirth after reading such things as Baby Catcher and Your Best Birth.

ValentineBB

My SIL had a home birth with a midwife, and my stepmom there, who is an OB-GYN.  I think she is amazing for doing it that way, but the screams that came out of her terrified me something fierce.  I will be in a hospital where there are rooms full of doctors, drugs and padded cells.

If you are brave and smart about it though, more power to you!

Sept_Bride'07

doyous&idos:

fredalina:

Homebirth with a low-risk pregnancy and a licensed midwife = wonderful in my book.

"Freebirth" without assistance and/or homebirth with a higher risk pregnancy = moronic IMO.

 

What Fred said. A homebirth isn't for me and my DH, but I won't judge those who do so responsibly.

ditto.

my mom had 4 homebirths, of which i watch 3 (cause i was the first).  great birth control let me tell you.  i've been scared of childbirth ever since.  and i knew it wasn't for me (homebirth that is), but more power to ya if that's what you want!