Both types can attend
deliveries at birthing centers, but only hospital midwives can attend those at birth centers affiliated with hospitals.
Not exact matches
After a VERY rocky / scary first
delivery I almost went with a water birth
at a
birthing center for my second
delivery.
Childbirth classes discuss topics including labor and
delivery, coping strategies during labor, epidurals and pain medications, medical procedures, and what to expect
at the hospital or
birthing center during labor and throughout the recovery period.
But in general, I think ACOG is in favor of people who are certified as certified nurse midwives performing
deliveries, both in
birthing centers, hospitals and
at home.
While I had a relatively calm * birth * (med - free,
birthing center, no interventions),
at some point during my
delivery I contracted an invasive group A strep infection that nearly took my life.
From traditional hospital
delivery or one
at a
birthing center to a water birth or a home birth, today's expectant mom has a whole menu of
delivery options to choose from.
Initial care, per day, for evaluation and management of normal newborn infant seen in other than hospital or
birthing center [not covered for planned
deliveries at home]
Research also suggests that women who use hospital - based
birthing centers are more likely to have a normal vaginal birth and more likely to be breast - feeding six to eight weeks after
delivery than those who give birth in a typical hospital setting, said Ellen Hodnett, a professor of nursing
at the University of Toronto and a review author for the Cochrane Collaboration Pregnancy and Childbirth Group.
So, whether we give birth
at home, in a
birthing center or
at a hospital, here are 10 helpful tools which can promote a natural birth and smoother
delivery.