Hi,
I'm new to the site and really appreciate the wealth of information here....what a great site
I am an American woman moving to Santiago (not far from the monumento) soon with my husband (Dominican-American) and we will be staying with his mom (Dominican). I just found out I am pregnant and I am trying to get some leads on physicians in the area who would support natural childbirth. My ideal birth would be a home-birth attended by a midwife but from my understanding there are no certified midwives in DR. My MIL said it's possible to find a physician to attend a home-birth but she doesn't know anyone in particular. I would really prefer not to give birth in a hospital setting, but if I must I would like to at least have a physician committed to natural childbirth. This is especially important to me because my Spanish language skills are very basic at best (hoping to improve though) and I don't want to find myself being coerced into an unnecessary c-section in the middle of labor.
If anyone out there has any leads on OB/GYN or midwife in Santiago who supports natural birth or can share firsthand birth info/experiences I would really appreciate it!
Thanks!
A77
I'm new to the site and really appreciate the wealth of information here....what a great site
I am an American woman moving to Santiago (not far from the monumento) soon with my husband (Dominican-American) and we will be staying with his mom (Dominican). I just found out I am pregnant and I am trying to get some leads on physicians in the area who would support natural childbirth. My ideal birth would be a home-birth attended by a midwife but from my understanding there are no certified midwives in DR. My MIL said it's possible to find a physician to attend a home-birth but she doesn't know anyone in particular. I would really prefer not to give birth in a hospital setting, but if I must I would like to at least have a physician committed to natural childbirth. This is especially important to me because my Spanish language skills are very basic at best (hoping to improve though) and I don't want to find myself being coerced into an unnecessary c-section in the middle of labor.
If anyone out there has any leads on OB/GYN or midwife in Santiago who supports natural birth or can share firsthand birth info/experiences I would really appreciate it!
Thanks!
A77