I heard that birth centers only care for “low risk” pregnancies. What is “high risk”?
We believe that pregnancy is normal and that a women’s body knows how to give birth naturally. Your age and number of prior pregnancies do not matter to us, as long as you are healthy. You may deliver a baby from 37 weeks gestation and up to 42 weeks gestation (two weeks past your due date). However, there are high-risk situations that are not appropriate for out-of-hospital births. Based on the guidelines by AABC (American Association of Birth Centers), we cannot accept clients with twins or do vaginal breech deliveries or vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) at The Birth Center. However, we can still do your prenatal care and deliver at the hospital. Other high-risk situations that are not suitable for a birth center delivery include chronic high blood pressure, diabetes requiring insulin, placenta previa (the placenta is over the cervix), pregnancy induced hypertension/ preeclampisa (aka toxemia), or a medical problem with the baby (i.e. heart defect) that will require the special ca
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