Birth Center VS Hospital

ubry2005 · January 2014

We have recently decided to use a birthing center rather then hospital. This my first bun, but #5 for hubby. The plan has always been all natural and I am going to be seeing the same RN, Doula, and mid-wives that will be there for delivery as each monthly appt. So I honestly don't see many cons.

RaeJ004 · January 2014

I'm confused as to the point of this post.....

Read247 · January 2014

ubry2005 · January 2014

Just trying to start up a discussion about different points of view

chaysefaith · January 2014

Lurking is hard.

ubry2005 · January 2014

Or is that not the point of these forums?

ElTrain5 · January 2014

Can we just pretend she asked "what's the difference and which is everyone choosing and why?" I'd totally jump in on that discussion.

RaeJ004 · January 2014

ElTrain5 said:

Can we just pretend she asked "what's the difference and which is everyone choosing and why?" I'd totally jump in on that discussion.

Done. I am having my baby at a hospital with a midwife, however from what I hear I basically get whichever midwife is on call and not necessarily the one that I see at all my appointments. I chose this because it will cost me a total of $250 out of pocket instead of $6,000 that it cost us last time. It's like when something is on sale, I think I need it more. This baby delivery is on sale.

flerlgirl · January 2014

My hospital has good vending machines. That's all the pro I need.

Mztwilson · January 2014

I'm going to a birthing center inside a hospital. So I guess both.

nunzchucks · January 2014

LOL @KrystaJ
I'll pretend this is @eltrain5's thread instead. I'll be at a hospital. I don't know of any birthing centers around me otherwise I would consider. We are pretty hospital happy around here with The Cleveland Clinic. They pretty much own northeast Ohio.

flerlgirl · January 2014

I honestly don't know much about birthing centers. I am going for the hospital that has a really great high-risk pregnancy "program," for lack of a better word. They are the HRP whisperers.

yayksimp · January 2014

I'm interested in this discussion, as well. I was planning a hospital birth, but have recently swapped over to the local birthing center for my natural birth, and I'm way excited to give birth there. Shiny wood floors, comfy couch, pretty bed (though I imagine they remove that pretty bedspread, haha) huge bathtub, iPhone plugin for music, a dedicated midwife who knows what I'm looking for as far as a birth experience and plans to make that happen. Hell yeah. Versus cold hospital lighting and a harried OB who probably isn't the one I got to know in the first place?

That is, if I stay low risk through this pregnancy. If anything goes even a little funny or wrong, I'll feel safer in a real hospital environment.

I'd love to hear from women who've done both, and which they preferred. Besides a pretty room and a midwife I know and like, I don't really know what to expect vs the hospital, as I'm a FTM.

ElTrain5 · January 2014

My midwives deliver at both a hospital and a hospital birth center. I think I'm
gonna end up delivering at the hospital, since they have tubs for labor and delivery and a level 4 nicu just in case. Same midwives and doulas. Just different setting. This might change if my hypnobabies convinces me I won't need an epidural...which is also a reason I'm hesitant to commit to the birth center. Considering I yelled out "I'm getting an epidural" at the chiropractors today during muscles manipulation....my confidence in my pain tolerance is waning. Plus the hospital has a "lullaby" button for dads to press when the baby is born, that plays a lullaby throughout the hospital. And that's just adorable.

MississippiCatfish · January 2014

Hospital for me. I like the idea of a birthing center, in theory, but when I toured, it didn't feel right. It was a big, beautiful old house that had been restored, but it just felt cold, echoey, like grandmas house where you shouldn't touch anything. I was disappointed to feel that way, but I know that I feel more comfortable in the hospital birthing suite than I did during that tour, so I've decided on that.

LadyMacaron · January 2014

I really wanted to use a birth center, but unfortunately we had some issues at the begining of pregnancy that has made us nervous to not have direct access to a hospital. Plus we LOVE our OB, so unmedicated birth at a Hospital it is. If there is a next time, I will try to deliver at home or a birth center.

MollySm · January 2014

We will be in a hospital with my family doctor. I like the idea of a birth center in terms of comfort but I want the option of a n epidural. The birth center here is right next to the hospital which I would want in case something went wrong.

jshrop · January 2014

We're going with a hospital, although I wish I would have looked into this before I decided on an OB. There's a birthing center 1.5 miles from my house (although, the hospital is only 5 so NBD). Anyway, the hospital were using has the best NICU in the area, so that's a plus, just in case.

ncbelle · January 2014

I've done both - first baby was with midwives in the hospital; second at a free standing birth center. My hospital birth was fine but I much preferred being at the birth center. Unfortunately, we've moved and the closest BC is over an hour away...so back to the hospital this time.

k2k2tog · January 2014

My hospital calls their maternity ward a birthing centre. So... best of both worlds? I haven't toured it yet, but I'm fairly certain it's really just a hospital maternity ward with a 'softer' name.

Toronto doesn't have any stand along birthing centres yet. We're working on it, but apparently Ontario is behind the times.

owlcup · January 2014

I'll be having another hospital birth. I momentarily considered a birth center but I love my OB so that's more important. Plus my hospital is very natural birth friendly and has one of the lowest c-section rates in the state.

MNOpea · January 2014

I will be having a hospital birth. We are moving about 6 weeks before baby is born, most likely across country, and I don't think i would find a birth center that would take me.

snowpants · January 2014

ubry2005 said:

We have recently decided to use a birthing center rather then hospital. This my first bun, but #5 for hubby. The plan has always been all natural and I am going to be seeing the same RN, Doula, and mid-wives that will be there for delivery as each monthly appt. So I honestly don't see many cons.

I plan to give birth at a hospital, the same hospital where I gave birth to DD and had a fabulous experience.

The plan has always included drugs and I'm going to be seeing the same midwife at my delivery as at each monthly appointment. I also get to see a staff of wonderful RNs and doctors that, like I said, were amazing with my first birth experience. Plus there's a Jimmy John's across that street that delivers to my room. So I honestly don't see many cons.

MorganW24 · January 2014

We are the odd couple out! We are planning a homebirth with a CNM. Excited to enjoy all the comforts of home and not have to drive anywhere during labor.

catsinawindow · January 2014

We're delivering at a freestanding birth center. After my first birth experience (at a hospital) I decided that as long as I stay low risk, a hospital is not where I want to be. I love my midwives and the birth center. Plus, going home within 4-12 hours after birth sounds pretty awesome!

christinemurray91 · January 2014

We're going the hospital route, just because that's what we did before. I wanted to be all natural the first time, but didn't happen and I'm not sorry, lol!

Epidural all the way.

Plus, I love my doctors so it was a no-brainer for me.

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