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My wife and I had our first child in a birthing center, unfortunately the doctor and staff paid no heed to the "written" requests we filled out. We requested no drugs unless we asked, they drugged her to speed up contractions. we asked they refrain from cutting the cord and allow a natural delivery of the placenta, they cut it immediately, and then forcefully pulled out the placenta(causing hemmorage).
The doctor and nurses seemed to think she was sick, and removed any control she had, this made for a very uncomfortable birth.
Our next two births were at home, alone. I cannot even begin to explain the difference. These were the most amazing moments(hours) of my life, and I regret that Maya was a hospital birth.
I will not go into some of the statistics we uncovered while researching the extensive information needed to have a safe homebirth, but I will say I was disgusted with much of the Medical profession after learning some of it.
My point is.....there is no wrong way to have a baby. We will each go in the direction we will. And stastistically, there are less complications, and a lower mortality rate to homebirthed babies.
That in itself does not make homebirth "better", just better for us.
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