tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835402918576848510.post2181681500726730582..comments2023-07-03T08:37:51.533-07:00Comments on Deconstructing Motherhood: Busy! Busy! Busy!MamaAudreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09035737432288516932noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7835402918576848510.post-47399321508199702082008-10-27T15:55:00.000-07:002008-10-27T15:55:00.000-07:00Hi, Audrey!!This is the only way I've figured ...Hi, Audrey!!<BR/><BR/>This is the only way I've figured out on how to respond to people - going to their blogs and writing back. Hopefully I'll figure out how to do it properly sometime!<BR/><BR/>I have actually been doing research on waterbirth just yesterday and today for a friend who wants to do in-hospital waterbirth. According to the Phoenix birth network, there are no hospitals in the valley that offer waterbirth. There are some that offer labor tubs, but their use is restricted - one must usually be really "low risk" and some docs won't allow them after a mum's water has broken. I guess it depends on the particular hospital and the particular doctor. No hospitals allow waterbirth, though there have been rumors that some nurses will allow "oops" waterbirths. However, that's a shot in the dark. The best thing I've heard of is a CNM who practices at Mercy Gilbert & Chandler Reg., Janice Bovee, who really encourages laboring in water and is fighting to get her waterbirth privileges back.<BR/><BR/>I've got to say, though, that our last baby was born in an apartment with neighbors on all sides, and we had no problems. No one noticed a thing! And our midwife has told me that she delivers often in apartments. So don't count it out!!!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>DianaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301075330910381544noreply@blogger.com