tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346749784229772317.post6943147581159775783..comments2022-03-09T03:58:19.101-05:00Comments on Safer Midwifery for Michigan: Midwife Masquerade: What does your midwife believe?MWShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125751490256911705noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346749784229772317.post-67470098113165264582012-05-07T01:40:52.823-04:002012-05-07T01:40:52.823-04:00"Hiring a midwife should mean something that ..."Hiring a midwife should mean something that is clearly defined and consistent..." <br /><br />This.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346749784229772317.post-81630879287220534652012-05-04T12:17:27.516-04:002012-05-04T12:17:27.516-04:00I wholeheartedly agree with you. Yet, I see the &q...I wholeheartedly agree with you. Yet, I see the "anti-medical establishment" and calling certain midwives "medwives" a strong and influential component in midwifery practices and their clients. I also see that couples try to overcome the fear of the birth process, aim to achieve a "beautiful experience" and read and hear about enough stories of horrible hospital births that they buy into the "trust birth" mantra. Furthermore, many HB midwives do have a lot of experience, knowledge, and credentials that lay people don't realize might not be enough for their situation. I knew of a woman years ago who hired a highly respected (in the OB community)CNM who delivered her baby at home even though she was GBS+. The woman had taken oral antibiotics, but my research has told me that oral abx are inferior to IV abx. The outcome was good, but I feel that she should have been "risked out." Just my opinion, but I can see how hard it would be for a midwife who loves doing home births (and many of them are genuinely passionate about it)to risk out so many of her clients. Not only is it a loss of income for her, but a loss of the opportunity to do a home birth which she feels is her life's calling. I don't see the tension between the two types of midwives lessening in the near future. Exposure of bad practices and inferior training is a great start, though. Thank you for your blog.LauraThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986846093055282121noreply@blogger.com