Women's Decision-Making And Factors Affecting Their Choice Of ...

76. the next one was being born here (laughs). You know, not in hospital
77. and my midwife, K. at the health centre was brilliant you know,
78. she sat me down she explained to me that if there is a problem, urn
79. would I consent to going in by ambulance or whatever else?
80. and I said yes of-course I want what's best for the baby. You know,
81. she said, she was, she has been behind me a 100% you know she hasn't,
82. nobody's tried to talk me out ou t, they've all said to me, you know
83. it's your decision and you know, are you happy? do you realise
84. this can happen, and that can happen? and I said yes, I'm willing
85. to take that chance. I mean, I think my point of view is
86. what can happen at home would also have happened in hospital anyway.
87. I know okay you have the advantage that the medical staff
88. are all in the hospital with you, but at home I feel that because
89. of how more relaxed you could be, urn, a lot of I suppose a lot or
90. can be avoided, so I, we'll give it a try (laughs).
91. Roll on the next three weeks (laughs).
• What information were you given about the place of birth?
92. I can honestly say with the first birth, with Emma, I was only 18 anyway,
93. and I was very young, very naive, and it was a case of got
94. pregnant, you will go there to have the birth. I wasn't shown
95. around the hospital before having her, I was absolutely petrified,
96. (laughs), and I mean petrified
97. and yeah, once again with Sophie it was a case ofwell, you're booked
98. into that hospital. Um, yeah, I don't think-there's ever been
99. enough choices given to you, You know the only choices and the only
100. way you ever get spoken to is through books that you buy, and
101. magazines, you know, nobody ever actually sits you down
102. and says to you, well, this can happen, that can happen, and, they
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