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

566. through friends as well, they've all mentioned this monitoring
567. coz it's something that all mums have sat back
568. and said we hate being monitored (laughs). But I mean, obviously
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ii it's needed for the baby, then, you know, you're happy to go
along with it. But it is nice to every often come
571 .and listen, and leave you alone again.
572. Have you had assisted delivery?
573. No, no, just cutting the First time, and nothing since. I've been
574. lucky (laughs) I have been lucky.
575. Is there anything else you would like to share? What would you say to
someone who was undecided about the place of birth?
576. I would like to say to them like, I've had, I've got a friend actually
577. who's pregnant as well, she's only, I think she's just come up
578. to twelve weeks, and we, she comes round once a week and we have
579. coffee and the children go to mother and toddler together. And I
580. said to her, you know, are you goanna consider a home birth?
581. And she said to me, yes I am this time. And (said, well, yeah,
582. 1 said, I gave her all my magazines actually that I had
583. and I given her them to read, but i will say to any mother,
584. if it's your first one, then i would definitely say go to the hospital
585. because you don't know what your body is going to, (pause)
586. I suppose go through. You don't know whether you're going to be
587. strong enough to go through it unaided or pain relief I'd say, get
588. the First one over and done with, and ilyou're happy with it, then
589. go Fora home birth. Go for being in your own home, I think it's
590. the best start For a baby. So, that's the only advice I can give them,
591.go along with what's right for you, you know, if you feel, like a
592. home birth, and you got pressure or opposition against it, urn,
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