Hospital or birthing unit?

[frances2009]

I really wanted to go to a mid-wife led birthing unit but now I'm not sure it is possible as 40 minutes away.

Where are you ladies going?

 

[inky]

They've booked me in at the local maternity centre, it's attached to a hospital though so has consultant care on hand if needed. I was hoping to at least talk about the possibility of a home birth but it was scrapped as soon as I mentioned it because there have been previous problems with my blood pressure

 

[Piglet10]

whats a birthing unit????

 

[jellybean]

I went to a birthing unit with my first and that was about 30minutes away from where we lived. I have only got my experience to go on, but I had a wonderful experience and can't praise birthing units enough. I was very lucky to have had a text book (well not quite as it was a 45minute labour) pregnancy and labour and had a water birth.

 

[Lynniepants]

whats a birthing unit????

A birthing centre is a centre run by midwifes rather than doctors. They have birthing pools, etc... but because there is not a doctor you usually get limited pain relief. (you're not going to get an epidural for example)

Its a more relaxed environment rather than a clinical one. Somewhere between a home birth and a hospital birth.

 

[Mervs Mum]

Home birth