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Kathy and Paul Koch <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 5 Nov 1999 22:30:10 -0500
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> Another question: I am really excited that my sister is 6 weeks
> pregnant and
> she believes in breastfeeding. Her husband is military(navy) and she wants
> to get referred out of the navy OB program to have a midwife and/or
> homebirth. Does anyone have experience with how she could get herself
> referred out. She has already been told by a "staff member" in the clinic
> that she has no choice. The navy insurance will only cover her care in the
> OB dept. She lives in Goosecreek SC. With all the experience my sister I
> have we don't think she will have a satisfying birth experience
> in the navy.

Well, for what it is worth, I have had 2 births in military facilities. One
at an Army Medical Center (horrible experience) and one at a Navy Hospital
(very good experience).  At the Navy hospital I asked for lots of "special"
things (no IV, no fetal monitoring, walking during labor, no episiotomy, no
artificial nipples, etc).  I wrote a birth plan and every single one of my
requests was honored.  There were a few weird things (like no sanitary
napkins on the ward and 18 year old male medics who were overwhelmed at the
mere idea of a postpartum woman) but overall, it was a very nice experience.

My last birth was a CHAMPUS financed homebirth attended by a licensed
midwife.  Your sister needs to call her CHAMPUS/Tricare service center and
talk with them  The system is very complicated and the average hospital
employee may not clearly understand the system.  I wouldn't take their word
for it.

Kathy, currently waiting on hold with Tricare to report my daughter's newly
broken arm and long time Navy wife
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kathy Koch, BSEd, IBCLC
Great Mills, MD
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"Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one
determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger
desires."- Marcelene Cox

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