Midwives Return to Austin Hospital

It is a small step, but it is one that I didn’t think I would see for many years — Midwives return to an Austin hospital.

When thinking about the next baby, I’m more than a little scared. I’ve come to terms with the fact that I just can’t justify a home birth now that I have entered the realm of “high risk”. I still want the level of care that home birth delivers though. Yes, I think my overall level of care is much greater with a midwife. Having to face a pregnancy and delivery with nothing but a physician in a hospital makes me more than a bit sad.

I am elated that I now have another option. Midwife support and delivery in a hospital. Even if I end up with the physician herself, I’m happy. Why? Because a physician that actually supports midwifery has the mindset that I’m looking for. It means she supports natural childbirth and minimal interventions. It means that she gives a laboring woman the time she needs without rushing to a c-section. It means that she supports the woman and that is all I ever wanted.

I’m not exactly sure how this came about, but to whoever made it happen, THANK YOU!