https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:17:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417469 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:47:20 +0000 Run2shore 2417469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could try and interview an OB and see if the practice is "midwife model" - what is the view on labor, c-section rate, etc. my midwife particles with two OBs who practice the midwifery model of care, and I have no issue seeing them if she is unavailable. Otherwise, I would stick with the midwife practice and travel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417466 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:46:33 +0000 hitchhiker 2417466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: That's so great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417328 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:33:42 +0000 MrsKoala 2417328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: Awesome!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417322 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:29:45 +0000 skipra 2417322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: Oh no! I am so sorry to hear about your terrible experience :shocked: It is so difficult to choose who to see and where to go especially if you do not tell people early to get suggestions. I hope your next birth is a much better experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417302 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:19:52 +0000 daniellemybelle 2417302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I chose a midwife practice to try to have a more natural birth. I had a C-section and a bad birth/recovery experience. To me, the hospital and their practices is actually more important than the care provider for next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417296 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:18:37 +0000 skipra 2417296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the advice! I just found out that the head MW at my old practice actually moved to the hospital where I ended up delivering LO2. It is still quite a drive and they didn't even have a midwife practice 2 years ago so I just looked into it as a last resort. So happy now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417295 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:17:30 +0000 erinbaderin 2417295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would travel - I'm delivering at a hospital 45 minutes away because that's where my midwives have privileges, even though there's a hospital 5 minutes from my house that I could have gone to if I had an OB (although that hospital also has a terrible reputation, so....) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417282 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:14:14 +0000 ms.line 2417282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would travel to stick with midwives. Sorry to hear your last group stopped doing deliveries! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417274 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:10:12 +0000 Reese 2417274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: sorry, yes, the travel would be worth being under midwifery care (for me). How far is the drive/additional travel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417219 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:46:38 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2417219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would travel further for a mid-wife group to get a better chance at the birth experience I want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417199 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:36:00 +0000 skipra 2417199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hitchhiker: I am nervous about needing to travel too far because I didn't even make it to the correct hospital with my second but there were extenuating circumstances so I think we would know to head to the hospital sooner this time. That is the only reason I am even considering an OB! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417193 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:34:42 +0000 MrsKoala 2417193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd stick with midwives and travel... I can't really imagine doing it any other way. I had the best group of midwives and the birth experience was excellent for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417189 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:32:01 +0000 hitchhiker 2417189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in this situation now. I loved delivering with my midwife group for #1, but we moved so could not use them for my current pregnancy. In our current city, the midwifery groups are all at hospitals that are pretty far from our house. My first labor was very fast (and I have a family history of quick labors), so hospital proximity ended up trumping other considerations, but I am VERY nervous about this delivery. I feel like I have to be much more of an advocate about what I want and do not want. If I wasn't so concerned about getting to the hospital very quickly, I definitely would have switched to one of the further away midwifery practices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417188 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:31:57 +0000 mrsrain 2417188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would travel. In fact, I traveled over an hour away for my first birth so I could have a midwife group. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417169 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:24:42 +0000 avivoca 2417169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I traveled further to see a midwife. At the time, there were no CNM's delivering at hospitals in my metro area, so I delivered in Indiana (about 5 minutes further than the downtown hospital area) with a midwife practice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417164 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:22:58 +0000 Alba4 2417164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were in your situation. We used a midwife group for DS1 and were very happy. We decided to switch to an OB for DS 2 because I wanted to deliver at a closer hospital and because I wasn't completely satisfied with that first hospital.</p> <p>Of course I just found out that this pregnancy is high risk, so I'm glad I'm already with an OB group. </p> <p>Good luck and go with your gut! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417160 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:22:12 +0000 skipra 2417160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Reese: Do you mean the travel would be worth it to stick with MW? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417155 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:20:06 +0000 Reese 2417155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have used a MW and have seen many OB appts. I would stick with a MW for my future pregnancies. That being said, I know some people that have had great experiences with OB's. The travel would be worth it to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-vs-obs#post-2417145 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:15:52 +0000 skipra 2417145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just found out that the midwife group I saw with my last pregnancy is no longer doing deliveries :crying: Now I need to find a new practice and I'm torn. I saw midwives for my first two pregnancies and I loved them (especially the second group). The problem is the 2 hospitals that are closest to us do not have any midwife groups and have much higher c-section rates. There are other hospitals that are further with midwife groups and/or birthing centers.<br /> So, if you've only used midwives before, would you consider switching to an OB practice or travel more to stick with midwives? </p>