OBEM USA - anyone watching?

[HoldMeCloserTonyDanza]

Who's in? I'm really interested to see what's different in America.

yes. Don't like their approach at all.

Stirrups, noooo!

I am NEVER having a baby in the U.S!!!!

Me! 90 per cent epidural rate sounds high and I had an epidural!!

all lying down

seem very upbeat though!

Must be a quiet ward overall if no screams/shouts etc

I'm watching! Love stuff like this. Makes me want to have another one right now!

They always seem to lie down. That's the one position I never did!

Tch, look at that smug git in reception looking askance just because that woman is labouring normally and moaning just a wee bit

I'm missing the personal stories, it's just a parade of randoms doing vaguely comical stuff, I liked the bit in the UK one where you are really really emotionally invested by the time the baby is born, and the nice conversations the couples/families would have...

I was thinking how static they all looked, and they seem very happy to dish out epidurals.

On the plus side, the midwives look jollier than some of our lot.

It's horrid! Nasty background music (none in OBEM UK), nasty 'desperate housewives style' voice over, horrid room which looks like a hopeful attempt to be homely... no no no

Yeah, they do make UK hospital midwives look like sour faced harridans

SingOut, I agree. They haven't given us a chance to emotionally connect with the families involved. Eg they say one woman has come to motherhood late but doesn't say why or how old she is. Didn't she meet the right man? Or did she struggle to conceive?

Is funny because when I watch the UK version I think 'give her an epidural' it what she wants but here I'm thinking 'stop trying to force her to have an epidural'!!

I had an American ob gyn (ex expat) and we had a bit of a language barrier, I asked if I could eat sweets during labour and she thought I meant puddings and couldn't understand why i should want/ask such a thing!

how dreadfull.
and the poor woman labouring without epi beeing left alone and on her back...

and the nurse totally helpless with the birth plan.

the nurses have a bit of attitude!

reddaisy,
I think she's 40 and just hadn't met the right man until now x

it reminds me of rachel's birth in friends.

Oh why oh why do they count??!

omg at the tray of instruments.

Oooh what channel?

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Such a cute baby though! :)

This is awful!! Stirrups and epidurals and obstetrians at a normal delivery and a tray of scissors... nasty nasty nasty. Am sooo glad I've had my babies here now.

"Do you want the baby straight on your chest?" And she said no. Man alive....................does she appreciate how lucky she is?!!!