Marriage and the Power of Divorce
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She was in a pretty toxic relationship with a guy for a really long time so maybe he liked it? Dunno. But she didn't cheat around on him. Even when we were both smashed drunk together she'd always leave the room until I passed out. It was infuriating! Then when they did finally break up we were both somewhat over each other so we went out on "real" dates a few times but there was basically no magic there. She did tell me a few years afterwards that I really helped her realize that there are decent guys out in the world and let her move on past her boyfriend who she dated for years previous to meeting me (in intro to linux class -- holla comp sci women.) We remained friends there just wasn't anything between us. She pretty quickly moved onto another long term relationship after she broke up with her boyfriend. The two of them are still together going on maybe 8 years now.
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She's jehovah or something, I don't know. Do they typically do home births? That might be why
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No problem with this because the Dr. is on call and probably checks in to make sure things are going ok. Doing it at home when seconds/minutes matter in the case of an emergency is just stupidity.
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Oh, theyreally aresaints.
Is a midwife at like every birth at a hospital or is it someone you hire independent of the hospital?
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Its like an alternative to a full on doctor of OB/GYN. You can kinda choose to use one instead of a doctor if they are available and you don't have any serious unusual issues affecting the pregnancy. They are certified nurses I think. Back in the old days I think they were generally experienced older women/mothers who knew the ins-and-outs of delivery/labor and assisted women in their communities, like back in colonial days and shit.
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Yeah man when I saw an alien emerging from my wife's now humongous vagina I really needed that hummer to make it through
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Mid wife is basically a doctor with more time on her hands. They can do everything a doctor can do during a pregnancy but they only focus on babies. They dont only do home births.
Its free to have one here and its a more personal then a doctor. We have 24/7 on call care with a bat phone untill 6 weeks after the birth.
Its free to have one here and its a more personal then a doctor. We have 24/7 on call care with a bat phone untill 6 weeks after the birth.
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A midwife takes the place of your OB/GYN for pregnancy and birth related stuff. Unless they are ALSO a doctor, midwives do not have surgery privileges so shit starts going down-hill they will be replaced by a doctor at the hospital. Many midwives are technically nurses as far as education/registration is concerned, although there are midwives that are neither nurses nor doctors.
Midwives are great if you don't have any complications or any sort of high-risk pregnancy and are looking to have a natural, vaginal birth. In general they are far less likely to push excessive medication and have far lower C-section rates than OB/GYNs. Also they generally will have a much lower patient load (some will only care for one pregnant lady at a time) so you tend to get more individualized care and your midwife will more than likely actually be the person to delivery your baby, unlike your OB/GYN who, unless you are lucky enough to get them to special you, may not even be there for your birth.
Oh, midwives are generally a hell of a lot cheaper than a doctor too if that is an issue for someone at all.
Midwives are great if you don't have any complications or any sort of high-risk pregnancy and are looking to have a natural, vaginal birth. In general they are far less likely to push excessive medication and have far lower C-section rates than OB/GYNs. Also they generally will have a much lower patient load (some will only care for one pregnant lady at a time) so you tend to get more individualized care and your midwife will more than likely actually be the person to delivery your baby, unlike your OB/GYN who, unless you are lucky enough to get them to special you, may not even be there for your birth.
Oh, midwives are generally a hell of a lot cheaper than a doctor too if that is an issue for someone at all.