5-Choosing a Care Provider

Show Notes:

Things to think about when choosing a care provider:

· What birthplace do you prefer: hospital, in-hospital birth center, free standing birth center, home?

· Mid-wife led care vs. physician led care

· What is available in your area?

· What fits your preferences and needs?

· What if your options are limited?

Links to articles with questions to ask a potential care provider:

· https://www.insidermom.com/top-questions-ask-care-provider-birth/

· https://www.lamaze.org/Giving-Birth-with-Confidence/GBWC-Post/TitleLink/Newly-Pregnant-Vital-Questions-to-Ask-a-Potential-OB-or-Midwife

· https://pcnguide.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/questions-birthplaces.pdf

Resources:

Lothian, J., DeVries, C., & Lamaze International. (2010). The Official Lamaze Guide. Amsterdam University Press.

Midwife-led continuity models of care compared with other models of care for women during pregnancy, birth and early parenting. (n.d.). Cochrane. https://www.cochrane.org/CD004667/PREG_midwife-led-continuity-models-care-compared-other-models-care-women-during-pregnancy-birth-and-early

Midwife-led units safest for straightforward births. (2014, December 3). NICE. https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/midwife-led-units-safest-for-straightforward-births

Simkin, P., Bolding, A., Keppler, A., Durham, J., & Whalley, J. (2010). Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn (4th Edition): The Complete Guide (4th ed.). Meadowbrook.

Souter, V., Nethery, E., Kopas, M. L., Wurz, H., Sitcov, K., & Caughey, A. B. (2019). Comparison of Midwifery and Obstetric Care in Low-Risk Hospital Births. Obstetrics &Amp; Gynecology, 134(5), 1056–1065. https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000003521