Anyone managed to get a midwife unit led high risk birth?

[Toadsrevisited]

I had a blissful midwife unit birth a few years ago- gas, water birth etc- and then sadly had a really stuck placenta so had epidural and surgery. Now pregnant with number 2, and have been refused to register to have birth at MLU. Am threatening home birth but consultant said although it's my responsibility to right, it's risky and I would be better in a big obstetric unit hospital. Anyone managed to negotiate an MLU birth when high risk?

[Bue]

OP I find that people often get such a hard time on MN when they post about wanting care outside what is recommended (and a lot of really inaccurate/irrelevant replies too ).

I think it is probably likely that the MLU won't have you because it is freestanding. But not necessarily. Our freestanding MLU has taken women in the past with previous retained placenta/pph especially if it is likely that the factors that led to it the first time won't recur. Have they gone over your notes to determine what happened last time?

The other in-hospital MLU is a good bet I think and you may get further with that route. Ours quite often takes women who are considered high risk. Have you also considered contacting hour Trust's Professional Midwifery advocate? They are the new name for Supervisors of Midwives and should be able to help.

[ChesterBelloc]

"midwives are not qualified to deliver your baby "

Kimmy, what on earth are you talking about? Of course midwives are 'qualified' to deliver babies! It's their job!

[KimmySchmidt1]

MLUs have lower intervention rates precisely because they only accept low risk births In the first place FFS!

Obviously labour wards, which only see higher risk cases, and are transferred MLU cases in order to intervene, have higher rates of intervention.

Duh!

[NannyOggsKnickers]

Here’s the thing. You are trying to mitigate the risk by controlling some aspect of your birth. But the truth is that if you need those interventions then you’ll have them.

No one, not even your consultant, can predict now how your labour will go. You have to accept that you have not control. Looking at risks and statistics isn’t helpful.

Go to the place where you can get the quickest, best care for yourself and your baby. Do you really want a 30 minute ambulance transfer if something goes wrong?

[Lj8893]

Of course midwives are qualified to deliver the ops baby!! kimmy what do you think a midwife is qualified to do??