What are some of the most important things you’d like for your birth? (low or no interventions, skin to skin with your baby, dad wants to catch, etc.)
Compare the interview questions below with your desires for birth.
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PHYSICIAN OR NURSE MIDWIFE Q’S
Will you be the person delivering my baby, or do you work on-call?
How far past my estimated due date are you comfortable going?
How many births do you anticipate attending every month?
How do you feel about intermittent monitoring?
How do you feel about delayed cord clamping?
Can you describe for me a typical delivery?
How often do you see (insert goal here; example: a natural birth, a first time mom have a homebirth, a dad catch, vaginal birth after cesarean, etc.)?
How often do you…
Episiotomies
Rupture Membranes (break water)
Schedule Inductions
Augment labor with Pitocin
Perform Cesareans
-What is the most common cause for cesarean?
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