Had my booking in appt this morning (am 28 weeks pregnant but we have moved area) in my new area the rules regarding homebirth are that you can have one as long as you are 39 weeks +, before that you must go into hospital to deliver.
This is due to midwife shortages, there will be 2 1/2 midwives on permanent 24 hour call from 39 weeks onwards so for a total of 3 weeks in theory. They cannot cover from 37 weeks as this would mean a total of 5 weeks and as there are a lot of women requesting homebirths in this area they do not have the resources to cover all the women who may go into labour.
Am a bit upset about this as with DD I went into labour at 37+5 weeks, I know I probably won't go that early again but if I go at 38+6 days whats the difference between that and 39 weeks?
Midwife was trying to convince me to go down the 6 hour discharge route think she doesn't want to be on 24 hour call rather than objecting to me having a homebirth. Also I'm only being "allowed" to have a homebirth as it's a second baby!
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I can have a homebirth but only at 39 weeks plus!
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sweetkitty · 19/10/2005 15:44
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