Hi all,
Since the beginning of my pregnancy I was referred to a clinic for my antenatel appointments. However, my midwife was absent and it was super difficult to get a hold of her. In fact, I got to only see her once for my 16 weeks appointment in her lunch break. I complained a couple of times to PALS and whenever I did, I got a phone call back from her sorting out whatever I needed sorting (like blood tests or referral for scans, etc.). I didn't find that convenient, especially that I wanted to discuss childbirth options and concerns with her.
At the 16 weeks appointment, I talked to her about my family history and that I think given this history I need to discuss options around going for a c-section. She wrote a note in my file, scheduled a meeting with a consulted and told that she classifies this as tokophobia and didn't want to listen to anything else.
Anyhow, I found another midwife calling me a week later telling me that I was referred to her for extra care around childbirth, etc., but that I am free to choose between going with her team or the team of the other midwife. Given my previous experience with the other midwife and how I felt I was not being listened to or cared for at all, I said I have no problem being referred and don't mind the extra care, especially that I am really concerned about childbirth (I have a family history of android pelvises which made VB an impossible mission for all the women in my family).
The new midwife and her team told me that the way they work is that they are not based in any clinic, but they mainly provide their antenatel care as home visits. They also provide you with more regular appointments. I personally found this to be more convenient (I am an expat, so what do I know ). My colleague at work, who lives around the same area, told me that having your antenatel care at home is quite unusual and that she hasn't heard of this before. Admittedly, she made me a bit worried ...but I have to admit the midwife was really understand in the first appointment I had with her at home regarding my concerns and told me that she will advocate for whatever I choose for my childbirth and even gave me an earlier appointment with the consultant than the other appointment that was scheduled for me. I even told her that I am contemplating changing hospitals and she told me that I should go for it if my request for a c-section didn't go through and I feel as strongly about it as I do.
Is there anything fishy that I should be concerned about here?
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Ginger84 · 13/06/2018 17:10
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