Our First NCT Class! Week 29 

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Hahaha!! Yes mine were literally life savers. You have all the support around you like brothers sisters and your mums. But there is nothing like knowing another first time mummy to speak to when you’re going through the thick of it. We had a WhatsApp group too!! Well we still do xx

I agree, I am still in contact with my nct group in fact we are meeting for tea end of November. Also I agree with midwife led birthing units being great! You have the midwives on hand during and then after for help with breastfeeding. Unfortunately my first birth didn’t go to plan and I had to be bluelighted to the hospital to give birth as I wasn’t dilating past 7cm, once the jungle juice worked though I gave birth naturally! Second time round I had a water birth which was amazing and I got to give birth in the midwife led unit. Am glad you are going in open minded - it’s good to have a birth plan but always have it in mind that it might to be tweaked!!

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Donna C. I don’t think our nct class did at all. Just said you might have a c section. I wish they would go more into c section and induction. I know it’s not ideal....but sometimes in my case it was necessary!!! And an emergency. In fact even the nhs antenatal classes didn’t touch on it much. Xx

jasnmaf it makes me laugh so much to hear pregnant English women talking about going to the NCT 🚙

That documentary, whilst raising some important issues, is inherently wrong in portraying US midwives as equal to midwives elsewhere in the world. UK, European, and Australian/NZ midwives are all university educated, mostly work in hospitals, and are medical practitioner's in their own right. I know in Australia, that midwifery is a 4 year degree that requires extremely high results to get into. Whereas most midwives in the US do not have to undergo the same level of training and are not considered to be medical practitioner's in their own right. Some midwifery programs in the US are only a few months training and only require a high school diploma to enter the program. There are some midwives who are have a bachelor's in nursing who then undergo further training but they do constitute all midwives in the US.

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There are several types of midwives in the US: CNMs (certified nurse midwives) who possess a GRADUATE degree (not simply a bachelor's) and are absolutely "medical practitioners in their own right." CPMs (certified professional midwives) must also take a midwifery program and pass a certification exam. Then there are direct-entry and lay midwives who have zero certifications/licensing - these are illegal in many if not most states. Midwifery is still re-emerging in the US and CNMs and CPMs are becoming more and more popular, which means women who prefer the midwifery model of care have more options to choose a provider with better qualifications. This documentary has had a huge role in this (along with general birth knowledge and being an advocate for oneself in labor). Suggesting that "most" midwives in the US are not on par with those in other countries is simply inaccurate and will only continue to be as more CNMs especially become available. As a personal anecdote, I live in a southeastern state and there are 10+ practices with CNMs (either standalone midwifery or together with OB/GYNs) within an hour of me. I even know of two midwives who only attend home births and they're also CNMs. They're already here, and they're only continuing to grow. Big time.

laura marie yes this book is great! Very factual and helpful!

Liz MacLeod we found our leader really great about discussing all options, even c section as a planned option as opposed to emergency and all types of pain relief from natural hypnobirthing up to epidural, and everything in between, even showed a tens machine so I think it really depends on the different leaders x

Grace Lidster yes this! Our midwife read our plan, said he would stick to as much as possible and really made an effort to give us the time after birth in private we had requested. Was great! Also gave something to my hubby to use With my wishes on it regarding pain relief etc!