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Is birth safe outside the hospital?
Several large, well structured studies of this issue confirm that out-of-hospital birth attended by a trained, skilled midwife presents no increased risk to mothers or babies. According to the national non-profit organization
Childbirth Connection, “At the present time, we do not have evidence that hospital care offers clear safety benefits for low-risk childbearing families, and studies consistently find that it involves higher rates of intervention than other settings.”
All midwives and students at The Birth Cottage maintain current certification in life-saving skills for mother and baby, and have been trained in the identification and management of emergencies.
Do you take my insurance?
We are contracted with most insurance companies and
with Medicaid. Please call our office for further information
regarding your insurance coverage. We also offer a sliding scale and flexible payment plans for families who are cash-paying, or who have a high deductible. Many plans do cover our services in full; when you visit for a tour or make your first appointment, our office staff will assist you in determining what your plan does and does not cover.
Do you deliver VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean) at the Birth Center?
We are pleased to assist women making an informed choice for VBAC. NH guidelines for VBAC can be found at
http://mana.org/laws/laws_nh.htm. Scroll down to Mid 503.
How far will you travel to attend a homebirth?
We travel 30 miles, in any direction, from Milford, NH. We do occasionally make exceptions to this rule, but also ask that any mother planning a homebirth be willing to come to the Birth Center instead if multiple labors are happening at once. We make every effort to avoid having to do this, and it is very rare!
What if the midwife is unavailable?
If Adrian and Autumn are both unavailable (due to illness or emergency) we will have arranged for a back-up midwife to cover the practice. We also occasionally cover for local midwives. This situation is extremely rare; every effort is made to have one of our own midwives available at all times!
Where will you send me if there is an emergency during labor?
The hospital closest to the Birth Center is Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH. In almost all cases, if a transfer to the hospital is indicated during labor, your midwife will go to the hospital with you. Most of our in-labor transfers are not emergencies; therefore there is plenty of time to discuss plans and options before we go. Maternal choice can be taken into account when deciding where to go.
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Phone 603.673.6010 Fax 603.673.6014 Email info@birthcottage.com
Locations:
4 Prospect St. in Milford, NH and at the Union Mill in Peterborough, NH, 374 Union Street #113
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