MDawn: My heart goes out to you and I am sorry for your loss and the great pain you are experiencing. \r
My experience with Birth Care was totally the opposite. \r
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My experiece with Birth Care was wonderful. My prental visits were exciting and I loved going to them. The midwives placed a strong emphasis on my health and my babies health. They discussed at great length the importance of maintaining a healthy diet. Their focus was always with me and my babies health. This was always the priority. My prenatal visits were sometimes an hour long if I or my partner had many questions. I had met Alice years before I gave birth while I was living on the West Coast. I knew if I was back in this area these are the midwives I would birth with when I had my baby. I went into labor on Super Bowl Sunday. It was very light pre-labor. I had lost my mucous plug and contractions were not consistant nor steady. During this entire time of prelabor the midwives were in constant contact with me and encouraged me to be in contact with them. They cared greatly about my progress. I went into real labor two days later after a snow storm and had a great long 18 hour labor and birth. The midwife and birth assistant traveled in the snow storm to meet me at the Birth Care birth house in Alexandria. I had a great labor experience, even though it was long. Fetal monitoring was consistant and the support I was given was nonstop. I was able to float for many hours in the tub to help ease my back labor. I also was able to get into many positions to help open up my hips and body to birth my baby. I never once doubted my decision to birth with the support of a midwife. The Birth Care midwives were a team and they cared about me and my baby. I was rubbed and massaged and given positive feedback throughout my entire labor. My midwife was the most sweet and caring woman. My childbirth attendant had had five babies herself, 3 of them born at home after a c-section and she supported me with positive feedback, kindness and encouragement. She had the magical touch that I gravitated to during my labor. I was never left alone. And I was always treated with great respect. They never doubted me. Careful medical attention was given to my labor and a deep trust in the process. They respected my choices which included delayed cord clamping and no vaginal checks unless absolutely necessary. I was supported and loved and cared for the entire time during my labor and post partum. My post partum follow ups were also positive and caring at my house. My blood pressure was carefully monitored and my stats were reported. My daughter was born healthy with the assistance of these midwives. Breastfeeding was encouraged and supported. I nursed for nearly 3 years. I just recently went back for my well woman visit and it was a hour long! No doctor provides that much time for a well woman visit. It was great to be back and have a nice chat about my health with a skilled midwife who cared about my health. \r
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Birth Care has a very good record and excellent statistics. \r
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I am sorry for your loss and your pain, and sometimes things happen. I hope you are able to heal. I am sure the midwife and assisant who were involved are also suffering greatly. I don't know a midwife who goes into the profession to do harm.
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