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MJCarp09
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Any "must" topics with midwifes?
MJCarp09
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I have on my list:
Continuous fetal monitoring
IV's
Artificial rupture of membranes
Medications
Epidural
Episiotomy
Delayed cord clamping
Any other recommendations? I want to make sure I have it covered, it's my 2nd appt and even though I'm 27 weeks I want to not have to come up with things at appts, I'd like to have it all dealt with so to speak so I can have my birth plan in writing very soon.
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Re: Any "must" topics with midwifes?
CNM in a hospital setting, right? I ask because my questions for a CPM or a non-hosiptal setting would go in a different direction.
What are indications for induction (particularly in regards to length of gestation and estimated size of baby)? What would change if you had GD? Were GBS+? How do they feel about birth plans? What would cause an OB to get involved? Do they have an OB lined up? Any water options (labor, birth, etc.)? What does post-partum care lool like? How do they support breastfeeding (if desired)? How do they feel about breech birth?
More Green For Less Green
If you'll be in the hospital, I'd talk to her about how much baby can be with you and if your DH can accompany baby for any procedures that needed to be done. When DS1 was whisked away the first time, DH got to go with him for a bit and then they sent him away... and before I saw DS again, he'd already been circ'ed! And we had no idea it was going to happen so fast! And when they took him away, they should have told me that they weren't planning to bring him back because hospital policy is that if mom had a fever at delivery, baby not leave the nursery for 48 hours. I realize the pedi could have changed his mind, but I should have been warned ahead of time instead of the pedi coming in several hours later (when I expected baby to be brought to me) empty handed and saying I couldn't see him just yet, but I'd get a call in the next hour or so askin gme to come nurse him. Grrrrr!
induction policy
it is a CNM in a holistic birthing center, attached to a hopsital. completely separate, but the hospital is there if absolutely necessary.
Thanks to everyone for your responses, I had everything down on my list and she said seems standard, nothing out of the ordinary. The practice I go to has 4-5 midwives but the one I saw today was in and out of L&D so I didn't get a chance to talk as much as I wanted, she did let me know they do as little to intervene as possible, they have water birth options and rarely do they need to have an OB intervene, but they will if necessary. They are 100% supportive of breastfeeding and your stay is as minimal as possible.
Also they said they will let me go to 42 weeks without even talking induction as long as BP is normal, heart rate is good, no signs of stress.
it is a CNM in a holistic birthing center, attached to a hopsital. completely separate, but the hospital is there if absolutely necessary.
Thanks to everyone for your responses, I had everything down on my list and she said seems standard, nothing out of the ordinary. The practice I go to has 4-5 midwives but the one I saw today was in and out of L&D so I didn't get a chance to talk as much as I wanted, she did let me know they do as little to intervene as possible, they have water birth options and rarely do they need to have an OB intervene, but they will if necessary. They are 100% supportive of breastfeeding and your stay is as minimal as possible.
Also they said they will let me go to 42 weeks without even talking induction as long as BP is normal, heart rate is good, no signs of stress.
ETA: I plan on taking in my list of ??'s to my next appt since this one wasn't quite as productive as we had planned.. and I'm hoping to get the chance to actually discuss everything