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Homebirth: Postcode
2263
Year of baby's birth
2022
Satisfaction with care from midwives:
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Satisfaction with birth experience overall:
Model of care
Private midwife
Why did you choose this model of care?
It’s the only option if you want a homebirth where I live
What were your choices for this birth?
Water immersion for labour and birth, Support for normal vaginal birth, Homebirth with a registered private midwife, Unmedicalised birth process, Birth support team of my choice (no visitor restrictions)
How did your birth start?
Spontaneous labour (started naturally)
What were your outcomes?
Attended by my known midwife/doctor, Birth support team of my choice, Water immersion for labour, Water immersion for birth, Instinctive pushing (ie not coached), Grazing/1st-2nd degree tear, Vaginal birth, Physiological 3rd stage (natural placenta birth without syntocinon)
Details of experience
Was the most amazing experience. Midwife helped ensure I was extremely educated and confident. The birth was almost entirely hands off, with my midwife only stepping in to check heat rate with Doppler when absolutely necessary and to watch over my husband catching our baby in the birth pool.