Re: Question for Mid-wives

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And for the record...I'm NOT trying to discount homebirths. I'm just trying to find out some information as to the comfort level of most midwives at dealing with situation where the birth and delivery MAY not be "normal".

Thanks.

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Carolyn

At Thu, 13 May 1999, Rachael wrote:
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>At Wed, 12 May 1999, Carolyn wrote:
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>>This might not be the correct forum, but I thought I'd give it a go
>>anyway.  Under what circumstances would a woman NOT be considered a
>>candidate for a home birth? Basically, I mean the woman's medical
>>history.
>>
>>Thanks.
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>>Carolyn
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>I'm not a midwife or doctor, and am not going to attempt to answer your
>question, just give you a suggestion...  This is a very vague question,
>and you're not likely to have medical types answer it because of the
>vagueness.  Perhaps you could be more specific?? I'm guessing their are
>literally hundreds of reasons why a woman wouldn't be a candidate for
>home birth...

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