[ozmidwifery] attending the birth from a distance?...

[Tom, Tania and Sam Smallwood]

Just wanted to share a lovely story about a birth I attended last night, where the woman planned to birth in hospital (having a VBAC) after labouring for as long as she could at home, with myself and Wendy, the midwife I work with.  This woman's husband was unfortunately not here, as he is travelling overseas for work due home tomorrow. We managed not only to take heaps of photos and video footage (with a fantastic machine with a 'night vision' switch so you can literally see in the dark!), but we managed to get her husband on the phone (oops, forgot you're not supposed to use a moblie in hospitals :)) and he heard his baby boy being born, and take his first breath and let out his first little cry. What an amazing experience for us all, feeling all a bit emotional about the whole thing at the moment, with my husband also out of the country for a few weeks (good for nothing blokes!)   Just had to share,    Tania     ~Go after the thing you most hate, Doing what you most love, Using the skills you have...~