Monday, September 10, 2007

Birthing centers

Today I toured Sacred Waters Birthing Center in Eugene. I am back-up doula for a client due in October, so I wanted to make sure I could find the place and that I was at least minimally familiar with the facilities. It was really a pleasant place. If I didn't love birthing babies in my own home so much, I might consider driving all the way down there. It has two beautiful birthing rooms and a separate waterbirth room. It was warmly furnished yet had all the safety equipment necessary for most complications. Yep, I could really see how it would feel like home to a laboring mom. But I don't think I could ever get myself in a car during labor.

Oh, and I saw pictures of my doula on the wall there - I guess she used to assist there. It was great to see old pictures of her, like it was a former life or something.

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