Mw has just come round with my home birth pack and has given me the on-call list. She said that at night there is only ever one mw on call and if this mw is attending another birth I have to go to hospital as no other mw will come out! She and another mw are on the list alternately every few days and she told me she can't actually deliver the baby , well then she said she can but only on a bed as she can't bend her knees as she's had an operation! Now is it me or does this sound like in reality i've got a hope in hell of getting this homebirth. I live in Liverpool and she said herself when I asked that homebirths are always quite busy but most people aren't as realistic as me and end up needing to go to hospital. She said as I had a 'nice' labour last time I should be fine but as far as I can see I won't be if just one other woman in Liverpool also wants a home birth goes into labour at the same time as me!
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Home Birth only one mw per night on call in a big city is this normal?
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Ledodgy · 21/12/2007 12:18
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