Hospital or Birthing centre

I did the midwife led unit for my first, guessing this is the same as a birthing centre and will definitely go for it again if possible. We were also connected to the consultant led unit so easy transfer if necessary

It's a tough one! With my first I was dead sure I wanted unmedicated labour and all of that but then when the time came, after nearly 3 days of early labour I was basically begging for an epidural so I was glad I opted for the delivery suite in the end.

On the flipside, they definitely encouraged me to go down the spiral of interventions and I ended up with an emergency c-section and I do wonder if opting for the midwife led unit instead would have changed the outcome... 🤔

How far away is your birthing centre to your hospital? That would make my decision for me, I know some great birth stories and some not so great ones but it’s always nice to know hospital isn’t too far away x

I had my first in a birthing centre and it was brilliant. I’m so pleased I made that decision. We had some complications post birth with baby and we were sent to the hospital afterwards. Even that was super calm and easy.
You have to go with your gut on these things. Also you don’t REALLY need to decide until you actually go, so you can see how you are coping with the contractions at home before deciding.