A Fresh Start

I find that most good hospitals these days are getting away from the "intervention" and on your back labor,and they no longer whisk your baby away. Most hospitals have geared their L&D units to a more woman freindly atmosphere. They incorporate your birthing plans, and don't require you to have an IV or stay on your back hooked up to a monitor. If you find that this is so at your hospital then it is about 10yrs behind in thinking. I had one baby at a birthing center and one in a hospital and I have to say the only difference was the surroundings. Walking is and should be encourage through out labor. The most important thing is just making sure your communicate with your health care team. Although with my second one I was glad to be in a hospital becuase I hemorraghed afterwards. Most babies can be born outside a hospital if the mother is healthy, however when things go wrong, they go wrong very fast.