tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post4272381760627174147..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: Consumer Reports Quiz on Childbirth InterventionsWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-89374217059554857322009-03-26T07:00:00.000-07:002009-03-26T07:00:00.000-07:00I'm not nit picking but just had to say, I have a ...I'm not nit picking but just had to say, I have a heart defect and I went with a midwife with my second. The difference was amazing. <BR/><BR/>The OB group (with my first) thought my (very mild) heart defect was a big deal. Sent me to a cardiologist (who gave me a full workup to be safe but then TOLD ME my defect wasn't an issue in pregnancy/delivery). And then the OB pushed antibiotics during delivery because of my heart defect. Despite me talking to another OB in the practice and being told I wouldn't need them (apparently the OBs in the SAME PRACTICE couldn't agree). <BR/><BR/>Other things bugged me about my (admittedly easy) delivery so I went with a midwife the second time. <BR/><BR/>I told her the name of my heart defect and she said oh yeah, that doesn't affect pregnancy. LOL! The midwife knew more about my defect than the OBs did. So much for the idea people have that they are not as well trained.<BR/><BR/>Just to say that if you do have medical issues that you think mean you need an OB, it's still worth running it by a midwife to see what they say. Even heart defects ;-)<BR/><BR/>Or being "old". Like my 36 year old sister who is going to a midwife because OB's thinks she is "old" to have her first so is at risk but the midwife laughed and said a lot of her clients are in their 40's and it's not an issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-50901213603576907032009-03-25T20:26:00.000-07:002009-03-25T20:26:00.000-07:00it's been a while since I aced a pop quiz! Thanks...it's been a while since I aced a pop quiz! Thanks for posting on such an important topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com