Things You Should Know About Home Births
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Finding a good midwife
You may hit it off and feel friendly with one midwife, but the birth of your child isn’t the time to hire someone based on personality. Experience is everything, though getting along well helps. “I prefer a certified midwife or a lay midwife,” Dr. Johnson says. “In some states, midwives are licensed to do homebirths and in some states, midwives may not have official medical training. You have to be efficient in your research.” The quality of midwives varies from state to state according to her. “Some states have strong midwife policies. Others don’t. You want to make sure that your midwife has been trained at a school of midwifery. It’s important she went to an actual midwifery school as opposed to just started doing it from the house.”
