Natural Birth at Henry Ford West Bloomfield?

Alliebooberz

I just switched to a new OB and they deliver out of HFWB and I was wondering if anyone had any experiences with a natural/intervention free birth at this hospital

Any info would be great!

GreeneyesP

I'm also on the Mothering website boards too, and I came across this thread when looking into MW's.  I don't know about NB and OB's at HFWB, but this thread should give you alot of info, or at least answer a few questions.  Check it out.  Hope it helps and GL.

drakee

I had a fantastic experience at HFWB.  I would never want to go anywhere else.  

After I had a c/s with my daughter at a different hospital, I decided that I wanted to go for a VBAC.  I did a ton of research, and realized my best chances would be with the certified nurse midwives (CNMs) at HFWB.  If you aren't opposed to switching from your OB, I highly recommend the CNMs there.  My primary was Lynn Rife, but all the CNMs are pretty great.  They really are supportive of natural birth.      

I prepared for a natural birth (I did hypnobabies, hired a doula, read every book possible).  I labored naturally for a long time and took full advantage of the tub in the room.  My labor ended up being extremely long (50+ hours) and I had terrible back labor, so I did end up getting an epi for my sanity.  I did get my VBAC and I am convinced that I would not have been successful anywhere else.   

The only concern that I have is that HFWB has had problems in the past where they end up running out of rooms in the maternity ward.  Fortunately, this didn't happen to me.