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botanicalblissbotanicalbliss member
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It's normal for CPM who do home births to not do u/s and prenatal testing, right? 

Anyone have a home birth but continue working with your OBGYN to get the prenatal testing and u/s done? 

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    wifeofadamwifeofadam member

    My CPMs do not do u/s or testing.  The only testing they do is urine at every appt (test for 5-6 things there) and iron counts. 

    I used the same MWs with the last birth and didn't work with an outside OB/GYN.  Everyone has different comfort levels.  If you don't feel comfortable skipping the testing, I would continue seeing the OB.

        
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    botanicalblissbotanicalbliss member
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    My CPMs do not do u/s or testing.  The only testing they do is urine at every appt (test for 5-6 things there) and iron counts. 

    I used the same MWs with the last birth and didn't work with an outside OB/GYN.  Everyone has different comfort levels.  If you don't feel comfortable skipping the testing, I would continue seeing the OB.

    Thanks!

    It's not so much that I want ALL the testing, but I would like some of it.  Plus, I don't want to miss out on u/s.  I feel like if I didn't have them, I would be very sad.

    The group of MW I'm working with says that some women continue to see their OBGYN into their pregnancy and have the testing and u/s done, but still see them concurrently and have a home birth.  I'm thinking maybe I'll do this since my insurance covers the OBGYN 

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    Nechie122Nechie122 member
    A CPM doesn't have the training to do an ultrasound or NT scan, which is what I assume you mean when you say "prenatal testing." Even many OBs will refer you to a maternal fetal medicine specialist for advanced testing. So, yes, it's normal. And if your CPM doesn't have clinical affiliations with a medical center, you may need to see an OB to get an ultrasound referral.
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    My CNM who will be my HB MW, works closely with an OB. He is the one who wrote my script for an US at a free standing US company. The radiologist there took a look at my US results and referred back to my MW to go over the results with me. My MW was ok with me skipping the AS, but I felt more comfortable getting one done- now I know that baby is healthy and growing and I don't have to worry about placenta previa or anything! 
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    My CPM did not to u/s. The only testing she did was my blood tests. My Ob does not see home birth patients so I did not see her after I made the decision for a home birth. 
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    NoetholaNoethola member

    Depending on where you are, some OBs will not see you after you disclose you are pursuing a HB.

    However, there may be some in your area that do backup care or your MW may have suggestions.

    My midwife only does urine tests and I see the only OB in our city that will see HB patients for all my other tests and the u/s. I will only see the OB about 6 times total.

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    My midwife does all the blood draws and urine tests in her office. For the ultrasound she refers to somewhere else. If I were to want/need an amnio or anything like that, she would need to refer me or else I would need to find someone to do it.
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