If a woman wants to
deliver at a birthing center, there might be a couple of restrictions here and there, but generally a birthing center will allow a woman to labor and deliver however fits her best.
Not exact matches
So, I would hope a woman would consider the possibility of complications and choose to
deliver her * first *
at a
birthing center run by midwives, next to a hospital.
I was fortunate to find a doctor in my small town who would work with my desires and who
delivered babies in a
birthing center at the small, local hospital.
The hospital or
birthing center you will be
delivering at should have a list of certified consultants in your area.
(I had
delivered before
at a hospital and we do not have
birthing centers where I live)
I was under the impression that I could
deliver on the one
at our
birthing center.
Midwives are becoming a more popular choice and they can
deliver babies in a hospital,
at a
birthing center or
at home.
Women with Low - Risk Pregnancies Can Safely Give Birth outside Hospitals with Midwives A new study in England shows little difference in complications among the babies of women with low - risk pregnancies who
delivered in hospitals versus those who gave birth with midwives
at home or in
birthing centers.
A new study in England shows little difference in complications among the babies of women with low - risk pregnancies who
delivered in hospitals versus those who gave birth with midwives
at home or in
birthing centers.
Whether they chose to
deliver at a hospital, home or
birthing center, these heartfelt and humorous testimonies speak to the lasting power of the birth experience.
Whether you
deliver at a hospital, women's
birthing center, or you have a home birth, chances are you will be provided some resources on nursing your new baby.
Many intended parents are uncomfortable with the idea of a surrogate
delivering at home or in a
birthing center.
Pregnant with her first child, Julie Speier prepared to
deliver with the help of a midwife
at a New York City
birthing center.
Results: Newborns
delivered by other midwives or certified nurse midwives (CNMs) in a
birthing center or
at home had a significantly higher likelihood of a 5 min maximum Apgar score of 10 than those
delivered in a hospital [52.63 % in
birthing centers, odds ratio (OR) 29.19, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 28.29 — 30.06, and 52.44 %
at home, OR 28.95, 95 % CI: 28.40 — 29.50; CNMs: 16.43 % in
birthing centers, OR 5.16, 95 % CI: 4.99 — 5.34, and 36.9 %
at home births, OR 15.29, 95 % CI: 14.85 — 15.73].
Midwives
delivering at home or in
birthing centers assigned a significantly higher proportion of Apgar scores of 10 when compared to midwives or physicians
delivering in the hospital.
Baby death significantly higher for those
delivered at home or in a freestanding
birthing center when compared to those
delivered by midwives in the hospital: Term neonatal deaths resulting from home births: an increasing trend
I went into labor about a week after my due date and labor progressed so quickly without any medications that I
delivered my second son, whom we named Ben, about 20 minutes after we arrived
at the
birthing center.
Choosing to
deliver at home or visit a
birthing center instead of going to a hospital.
Susan Melnikow is a Certified Nurse Midwife who has
delivered many babies
at Birthing Centers including Best Start
Birthing Center here in San Diego.
If for some reason you can't
deliver at a birth
center, or if you don't live near enough to one, check and see if you a hospital near you has a
birthing center.
Grace expresses strong views on the differences between
delivering a baby in a hospital versus in a
birthing center versus
at home.