MSE Pregnancy Club 22

lovecrafting

does anyone know the difference between a birthing centre and hospital, i just had a look thru my notes and it says i can have baby in the new birthing centre if i want, to be honest it is at the hospital, and like next door to the labour ward but i cant work out what a birthing centre is.

pigpen

lovecrafting wrote: »

does anyone know the difference between a birthing centre and hospital, i just had a look thru my notes and it says i can have baby in the new birthing centre if i want, to be honest it is at the hospital, and like next door to the labour ward but i cant work out what a birthing centre is.

birthing centre doesnt have consultants on call or anaesthetists so you cant have section or epidural without being transferred.. they just have midwives there.

if something serious happens you may end up being transferred late in the labour

Kate1

lovecrafting wrote: »

does anyone know the difference between a birthing centre and hospital, i just had a look thru my notes and it says i can have baby in the new birthing centre if i want, to be honest it is at the hospital, and like next door to the labour ward but i cant work out what a birthing centre is.

If it's the same as here, birthing centres are run by midwifes so only suitable for "low risk" births. Draw back in minimal pain relief avaiable (gas and air) and if any complications arise or you want more pain relief would need transferring to a labour ward. On a positive side birthing centres appear a much more relaxing environment.

lovecrafting

oh okay thanks, if they transfer me it will only be next door anyway because ward 2 is the labour ward and ward three is the birthing centre i am still opting for a home birth at the moment but its early days

alison2020

lovecrafting wrote: »

does anyone know the difference between a birthing centre and hospital, i just had a look thru my notes and it says i can have baby in the new birthing centre if i want, to be honest it is at the hospital, and like next door to the labour ward but i cant work out what a birthing centre is.

Birthing centres are midwife only. No doctors, which means no epidurals, c-sections etc. Only low risk women allowed usually. Some woman worry about the 'what if things go wrong' but when the birthing centre is in a hospital anyway, it's not a problem. It's a much more relaxed place to give birth, with 'nature' allowed to set the pace.
You should have a CD about it, or a tour?

Kandboys I haven't really any suggestions. I think they are daft waiting til 41 weeks for a PLANNED c-section. Its still 39 weeks here. Can you just pretend you are in labour then they will have to bring you in? At which point your contractions can conveniently stop. Darn, another false alarm.

Gillyx

I want to go to the Ulster Hospital, it seems all shiney and new and nice! *stamps feet*

lovecrafting

I dont have any cd or anything unless they give it out later on, im not looking for a hospital birth to be honest but i will ask when i next see someone.

re c section: its a bit mad waiting until 41 weeks for a section, i agree with alison, i think a convenient trip to the hospital and then being awfully upset because what if the baby comes when you have a planned c section, oghhh it would be so much easier to evict it now..que big smile

pigpen

Kandboys wrote: »

So come on arguments please - want a big list!! PP you'll be good at this one

beasts in bed I can devote time to you now

1. 1 : about 1150 chance of uterine rupture if you go into labour naturally.. which is more likely with a post-term larger baby.
2. uterine rupture most likely to occur in the first hour of contractions (or while pushing).
3. Emergency section you are more likely to have complications during surgery and afterwards
4. You are also more likely to need a general anaesthetic which has more risks than a spinal block
5. Longer recovery for emergency sections, lower post-op infection rate for electives.
6. You wont have time for the anti sickness meds etc if an emergency which increases risk of aspiration of vomit/stomach acid
7. if unplanned you may have to wait putting you and your baby at risk potentially

if i think of anything else ill add it on...

Kandboys

OOh PP you star - I have copied those into a document I can add to. Thanks to the ladies who suggested I pretend I'm in early labour. Unfortunately they know my history and I don't go into labour naturally until 2 weeks over lol!

My sister in law is a trainee midwife at the hospital and she said it has one of the highest c-section rates in the country and that's why they have changed policy. However, they will now get one of the highest emergency c-section rates in the country!!

Kandboys

Just looked it up and it's 79th with 28% of births being c-sections. But actually, it's not just the hospital I'm going to, it includes all the hospitals under that NHS Trust

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/oct/28/caesarean-birth-statistics-hospital-england