I'd decided that I didn't want to have the baby in a hospital. Even the good hospitals in the area have above a 20% C-section rate. I don't think there's any way that 20% of births should require major surgery and I want a chance to have the baby without medical interventions (pitocin, epidural, etc). I'd decided to have the baby either at a birth center or with a midwife at home.
Today, we went and toured the Natural Childbirth and Family Clinic. It's very close to our apartment, which is convenient. Two of the doctors there are covered by my medical insurance, which is extremely convenient. We met with Dr Liz, who seems very nice. I liked her sense of humor. She addressed the major concerns that I had (question: what happens if there's an emergency? answer: we go to one of the hospitals that my insurance will cover, she stays with me the whole time). We also got to listen to the baby's heart beat! This is the first time that we've heard it. I saw it on the ultrasound, but that just showed the movement.
I have my last Kaiser appointment for a nuchal translucency ultrasound next week. Then, my new insurance will kick in Oct 1 and I'll start going to see Dr Liz.
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