Australia? New Zealand? America? The Rest of The World? Can anyone help me out?
angelcakes asked:
How highly regarded are midwives across all of these countries? I know in the US that going to see a doctor while you are pregnant is more common practice but are midwives still regarded as important? Are more women going to visit a midwife now or are more going to see a doctor? What about Australia and New Zealand? What about the rest of the World? Who are you most likely to visit when you are pregnant?
How highly regarded are midwives across all of these countries? I know in the US that going to see a doctor while you are pregnant is more common practice but are midwives still regarded as important? Are more women going to visit a midwife now or are more going to see a doctor? What about Australia and New Zealand? What about the rest of the World? Who are you most likely to visit when you are pregnant?
I can only speak for the U.S….and I will say that midwives have become pretty commonplace. Even a lot of doctor’s offices will employ a midwife. The practice I go to currently has one doc and 2 midwives on staff. This is my 5th baby and I have always had a midwife for checkups and delivery.
things are very different in the UK. You see a midwife all through pregnancy, apart from at the start when a doctor confirms pregnancy. Then if the pregnancy runs smoothly you do not see a doctor at all, and when you go into labour, a midwife delivers the baby, unless as before there are any problems. So in the UK some women never see a doctor during pregnancy or delivery at all.
hi, i know in portugal, spain, cyprus, greece its the doctor,there is also more scans than in uk
where i live in australia it’s common for everyone to go to their doctor once a month untill the 8th month then every 2 weeks till birth. we dont come into contact with midwives untill we are in labour and even then the doctor is called and is on standby. It’s rare for the midwife to deliver the baby here because the doctors are always close by. This applies no matter how much money you do or dont have and you get your own room ! even if you are not a private patient.
In the U.S. midwives (at least certified nurse midwives) are becoming more common — but the great majority of women continue to see OB’s .. and many communities don’t offer any alternatives.
And CNMs only practice in hospitals/birthing centers under the direct supervision of an OB, so a home birth would require a direct entry/lay midwife … and having a mdwife attended home birth is widely viewed (at least by those who aren’t aware of the research and by the doctors themselves… ) as completely foolhardy and dangerous. (What if something went wrong?? Your baby would DIE!!!!)
I’m in Australia. I had a low risk pregnancy and was cared for by midwives. I saw a GP to confirm pregnancy at 6 weeks and was referred to the public hospital for first appointment at 15weeks. Saw the OB (less than 5 minutes) once during pregnancy to confirm low risk than saw midwives for every appointment after. My midwife delivered the baby. Didn’t see another OB until it was time to be stitched up.
I had a choice on whether to see my GP or see the midwives who would be at my son’s birth. At my local public hospital you only see an OB if you are classified as medium or high risk. I will definitely go with the same midwives group next time.
I was in the general maternity ward where babies room with mothers and you share a room with another mother/mother to be. Sharing a room isn’t that bad I hardly saw my room-mates.
In the UK you see both but midwife more as long as its a normal pregnancy if its a high risk pregnancy you would be more likely see a consultant more!
In England you only see the midwife. You don’t see anyone else throughout the whole thing.
When you find out your pregnant you go to the doctors, they refer you to a midwife and then you see the midwife throughout. Then 6 weeks after baby is born you see a nurse for a check up.
A midwife will deliver your baby in England, unless there are problems.
Im i Holland, here you do not see a doctor, unless for a medical reason, your pregnancy and birth is dealt with my a midwife fully!! which i think is cool, obviously certain issues need a doctor, so then you will see one, but if your having a normal, healthy pregnancy you only see a midwife!! also they do not use pain relief or encourage hospital birth, preferring natural home births, again as long as everything is going well!! there attitude is’your pregnant, not sick, why hospital or drugs everywhere is different eh?? this is a big contrast from the states!!
hi im from south africa and when ur pregnant you would have to see the doctor, we don’t have things like midwives. you also go for a scan every 4 weeks. the only thing is you pay for everything!! id rather pay and know my child is healthy!! hope this helps!