Not exact matches
Most importantly, your
doctor or midwife will be there to cheer you on, especially when labor might become more painful
or more difficult.
Talk to your
midwife or doctor if you're really worried (
most hospitals will give you a
midwife «helpline» for you to call)
The factual information is provided in a practical way, including how to pick a place of birth, talk to your
doctor or midwife and
most importantly how to trust your body.
It's important to note that the
most accurate way to determine if your baby is getting enough milk is to have your baby weighed naked on a baby scale by your
doctor,
midwife,
or lactation consultant.
You can write the best,
most detailed birth plan in the world, but if your
doctor or midwife won't read it
or doesn't support your goals, a birth plan won't get you very far.
In
most cases, your
doctor or midwife will break your water when the baby emerges, if it hasn't popped on its own already.
But today,
most home - birth
midwives or doctors will tell you there are a number of requirements for giving birth safely at home.
The only
doctor most women will see anaesthetist unless the
midwife detects any problems
or the mother is classed as high risk due to medical problems
or due to previous problems with births.
Most centers are run by certified nurse
midwives or doctors.
Almost all direct entry
midwives have their own businesses; the majority of nurse -
midwives are employees of hospitals
or doctors or birth centers and even those in private practice must of necessity be closely aligned with one
or more
doctor practices - relatively few are entrepreneurs in the way that
most direct entry
midwives are.
Any pregnant woman should absolutely work with her
doctor or midwife to determine the safest and
most effective form of testing for her and her baby.
Most practices are made of many
doctors or midwives, so you won't know who is actually providing your care on the day of, and because you won't be receiving continuous care otherwise.
Screening in home visit settings isn't going to solve the problem here in California
or anywhere in the U.S.. All women deserve to be informed about the
most common complication of pregnancy by their obstetric provider (90 % of births are managed by Ob / Gyns, the other 10 % by family practice
doctors or nurse
midwives).