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From: dcn@encore.UUCP (Dave Noderer)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Midwife delivery and pre-natal care
Message-ID: <225@encore.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 14:39:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: encore.225
Posted: Wed Sep  4 14:39:22 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 6-Sep-85 04:56:06 EDT
Reply-To: dcn@encore.UUCP (Dave Noderer)
Organization: Encore Computer Corp., Wellesley Hills, MA
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	We are about to have our second child assisted by a midwife in
a hospital birthing room.  The midwife makes for a more comfortable and
relaxed birth where we have some level of control over the situation.
If there are any problems there are doctors standing by and a delivery
room down the hall.

	Pre-natal care is better also. The nurse midwife has time to sit
and talk about the various changes and problems during pregancy.  The
atmosphere is more relaxed and less of the assembly line you might find
in a doctors office.

	The birth itself is better in that the woman is free to walk
around, take a bath or what ever might help to relieve the pain.
With our first child I got to help deliver the baby and cut the cord.
The baby got started to nurse right away and stayed with us for 
1/2 hour or so until we brought it down to the nursery.

	I would highly recommend anyone having a baby to at least look
into utilizing a midwife...
-- 
					Dave Noderer
					Encore Computer Inc.
					257 Cedar Hill St.
					Marlboro, MA. 01752
					617-460-0500
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