Yes everything was well. Healthy happy 9lb 8oz baby girl. Our second child.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.
Our first was also with a midwife but at a birthing center like two blocks away from the Houston medical center. My wife wanted to have the first one at home also but I'm not going to lie, it made me a little nervous. We opted for the birthing center being that it was our first one, and if something was to go wrong, we were right there.
My only regret with the first was that I didn't ask the midwife if I could deliver/receive him. Didn't have to ask with the second one. Lol.
My brother was a home birth. Several other family members. It's not like we went into this blind. There were Ultra sounds done to make sure everything was going as it should. My wife was closely monitored by the midwives in the last few weeks leading up to the birth.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.
I agree, the stuff they can do in some hospitals now is nothing short of amazing. You also surrender just about any rights you have to that child to have your child there. There's a reason people hire Doula's to beat the hospital staff back in some situations.
Hospitals to me can be overly pushy on some things and it just wasn't for us. My only experiences with hospitals in my 36 short years here have been visiting with someone right before they die, so I associate hospitals with death. To me, thats where you go to die.
I was born in a hospital and it was not a good experience. I don't remember it obviously but it wasn't enjoyable according to my parents. My mother had one both ways, she said the midwife, hands down, was the better experience.