I am a former L&D nurse with seven years of experience in a
500 birth a month high risk hospital setting. Recently, I
began working in a small birth center that just opened in my
community. I was amazed at the beautiful outcomes moms have
experienced there. Being present at these births was truly
an honor. Even though the birth center is located in a
portion of the hospital, the difference in the energy when
you walk through the doors to the birth center is unreal. I
find that when I need to go in to the hospital unit for
supplies I am met with much resistance by an unhappy nursing
staff. If all women could experience a birth in this setting
it would change the way we view birth in this country. It
has for me.
P.H., RN (CPM midwifery student)
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 2 Issue 23 June 9, 2000)
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