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Oh- I did not think you were discounting a prepared homebirth. I also think UC is not a great way to go. I just sympathize with people who live in areas where options are limited. DH once had to do a month away at a private hospital the residents would rotate through for lots of gyn surg cases. What he saw on that L&D was a shock to him- and he said without a doubt he would rather his wife give birth solo in a cave than that facility. In a situation where that kind of hospital, with those type of docotrs, and no home birth midwives available-- well, I think it is a matter of picking your poison.
In all fairness, I think anytime L&D gets a call that there is an emergent case coming in they will start to prepare quickly. Most UC folks have educated themselves enough to be able to tell the staff "I have a cord prolapse/shoulder distocia/ etc" and I guarantee that any of those phrases are going to send the staff scrambling to prepare, no matter who is saying them. And in our former community- my midwife who had been practicing for 20 years and done 1200 homebirths had a lot more clout than my 4th year OB resident hubby. It is a shame there is such a divide between the two genres of pregnancy care- it would make for a lot smoother transitions into medical care when necessary if midwifery and hospital care were not so polarized.
I have to admit- my hackles have been up a little since the "fruitcake" comments about extended breastfeeding in another thread. I am feeling a little defensive, and I hope my posts have not been to snarky. Especially since we are all basically in agreement about UC not being the most prudent choice.
In all fairness, I think anytime L&D gets a call that there is an emergent case coming in they will start to prepare quickly. Most UC folks have educated themselves enough to be able to tell the staff "I have a cord prolapse/shoulder distocia/ etc" and I guarantee that any of those phrases are going to send the staff scrambling to prepare, no matter who is saying them. And in our former community- my midwife who had been practicing for 20 years and done 1200 homebirths had a lot more clout than my 4th year OB resident hubby. It is a shame there is such a divide between the two genres of pregnancy care- it would make for a lot smoother transitions into medical care when necessary if midwifery and hospital care were not so polarized.
I have to admit- my hackles have been up a little since the "fruitcake" comments about extended breastfeeding in another thread. I am feeling a little defensive, and I hope my posts have not been to snarky. Especially since we are all basically in agreement about UC not being the most prudent choice.
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