Sentences with phrase «to see a midwife»

If you've been seeing a midwife for your early prenatal care, the discovery that you're carrying twins will mean taking another look at your plans.

I was seeing a midwife through the birth center and they mentioned I could request a free doula.

It wasn't until I was admitted into the hospital and saw my midwife shrink away, the whole story about her having «a good relationship with the hospital» was a lie.

If you think you are in the «low risk» category, you should consider seeing a midwife instead of heading to the hospital.

There's nothing quite like seeing your midwife write, «stopped breastfeeding due to lactation failure» on your chart.

Then today after seeing my midwife being 30 weeks pregnant, I asked for a home birth as well.

When I got pregnant and started seeing a midwife I finally started figuring out what it meant to eat healthy, wholesome, nutrient dense food.

Swelling is getting worse, went to see the midwife who checked urin and bloodpressure which is all good.

People often see midwives as these old grannies from hundreds of years ago, women who often didn't even wash their hands, and just gave the woman a spoon to bite on.

For sample Pregnancy 1, women who saw midwives with appointment times of < 15 minutes had a median MADM score of 30, compared to a median MADM score of 23 among those who saw obstetricians, and 22 among women who saw family physicians during short appointments.

I've seen the midwives support their patients decision to decline IOL (I wonder about the informed consent process, but that's a different discussion), and then administer IV antibiotics at home every four hours, or have their client come to hospital for antibiotics, refuse induction and then go home again.

I've seen midwives change due dates so they don't have to refer out a 43 - week patient (I often have access to early u / s, so yes I do know).

Finally, after 36 weeks up until birth, you will see the midwife weekly.

feeedingtime... — i too would love to see midwives welcomed back into hospitals or more birthing centers available, etc. i wish it didn't have to be one extreme or the other.

When her obstetrician suggested she might be headed for a C - section, her doula, Stefanie Antunes, remembered a maneuver she'd seen midwives use to get a reluctant baby to come through the birth canal.

I've seen midwives dispense it but have also read in medical journals to steer clear.

She wanted me to at least see the midwife and an obstetrician.

If you're seeing a midwife in a low - volume hospital practice, or planning to give birth at a birth center or at home, you're likely to have continuous one - on - one support from your midwife.

Prenatal visits are often performed inside the temazcal and because breath is a midwife's way of communicating and connecting with the higher spirits, you may see the midwife blowing into the pregnant person's vagina (from a distance) for safe passage.

At my first meeting with my midwife (it's standard to see a midwife rather than a doctor) I kept waiting to be asked to step on a scale or to give blood.

I'm seeing a midwife now with this pregnancy (just hit 20 weeks today, WOO) and she's waaay more chill.

I also saw my midwife for prenatal visits that last month (but had kept in contact with her throughout the pregnancy as well), unsure until the very end whether I wanted to go to the hospital or try for another homebirth.

I have yet to see any midwife who is destroyed by the unnecessary death of a child — they all have crap to say about how sad it is that they didn't make it earthside, blah blah blah, but I have yet to see even one of these stories where she takes full responsiblity for her actions or lack thereof.

Then, it began to feel as if I saw my midwife more often than I picked up my mail.

In the early days of a pregnancy, I went to see the midwife every month.

However, after being awake for only 30 minutes this morning, both kids were in tears, Ava was melting down repeatedly and, as much as I wanted to see my midwife, I didn't think a social event would be in anyone's best interest — us or anyone in attendance.

At 40 or 41 weeks of pregnancy, you may begin to see your midwife or doctor every few days.

It has been about a month since you've seen the midwife or doctor.

The refusal to see a doctor (with some women even refusing to see a midwife) can be explained as the inevitable result of regarding even the possibility of pregnancy complications as personal criticism, combined with the inability to tolerate criticism of any kind.

If you see both a midwife and an obstetrician or perinatologist, the three of you will need to discuss how the collaboration will work.

If you decide to see a midwife, be sure to choose someone who is experienced with twins and has admitting privileges at a hospital with a level III neonatal nursery, in case of preterm delivery or other complications.

Assuming you haven't developed any complications and you've continued to see your midwife, she may end up delivering your babies as long as they're both in the optimal head - down position and your labor goes smoothly.

Mom 2: I went to see a midwife, and I felt insanely comfortable with her.

In fact, I would prefer to see a midwife for any woman - related thing (that doesn't require seeing a specialist) than a family doctor which is basically the choice I have here - OBGYNs work in hospitals and can only bee seen with a referral.

I saw a midwife who also practices naturopathy about increasing my milk supply after # 6 being born.

I saw a midwife through the entire pregnancy up until six weeks postpartum.

In the Netherlands or the UK, if you want to have a home birth, you see a midwife for prenatal care.

At one point I remember looking between my crouched legs, while positioned on all fours, and seeing my midwife's head sideways parallel to the ground.

My pregnancy is low risk and I am receiving prenatal care through a regular practice in addition to seeing my midwife.

And it's a place where we provide Comprehensive Care, so a woman can come and get all of her Pre-natal care, see the midwives and then do her classes there and plan on birthing there.

In the weeks and months following the birth of your baby, you'll see your midwife and then your health visitor regularly.

She had gotten rather used to seeing her midwives (she went weekly towards the end of pregnancy) that it felt like a bit of a much - needed homecoming.

The question is would all of that happen if she had seen a midwife and a home birth?