15 Questions to Ask Your Midwife Here are some questions to ask your prospective birth attendant. Add your own. 1. What is your midwifery education and experience? What certifications or licenses do you hold? 2. How long have you been practicing? How many births have you attended? 3. Who is your midwifery back-up? Who is your medical back-up? 4. How often will I see you during my pregnancy? How long will prenatal visits last? 5. How will my partner (and children) be involved in prenatal visits, during labor and at the birth? 6. Will you provide me with nutritional guidelines? 7. What is your philosophy about prenatal testing? 8. Do you offer childbirth education classes? 9. Will you suggest non-drug soothers, and different positions during labor? 10. How long after birth is the umbilical cord cut? 11. How long will you stay at my home after the birth? How often do you visit afterwards? 12. What emergency equipment do you carry? 13. What back-up hospital do you use? 14. Under what circumstances do you transport to a hospital and what is your rate of transport? 15. What happens when there is a hospital transport?
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:38:47 +0000
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