Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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Our midwife didn't make it in time when our last one was born. I got the crash course and some on the fly coaching over the phone. Wild experience. I'll definitely never forget it lol.

I trust your delivery went well. A ton of stuff could go wrong (Prolapsed Cord, Breech presentation, Shoulder Distocia, etc. etc). All of those can be life threatening to both Mom and child alike and require immediate EMS action.
 
All joking aside I never understand the midwife at home idea

It’s not 1880 anymore

There are hospitals with technology and staff that can do amazing things with a problematic birth or unhealthy baby.

Yet people chose to not use what’s available.

I actually think it’s negligence on part of the parents.
 
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All joking aside I never understand the midwife at home idea

It’s not 1880 anymore

There are hospitals with technology and staff that can do amazing things with a problematic birth or unhealthy baby.

Yet people chose to not use what’s available.

I actually think it’s negligence on part of the parents.

As it turns out, when I was doing L & D time as a PIT, there were several "Nurse / Midwife" types that would assist the OBGYN. They could actually do "epiziotomies" and clean up suturing if the perineum got torn, etc. The OBGYN was there only for the actual delivery itself. (i.e. Station +1 and beyond), or if there were any of the complications I mentioned above, potentially necessitating a "C-section." And the chief L & D resident would be the one doing that.
 
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