Would you take a midwifes advice or a doctors for your baby?

my sisters midwife keeps giving her advice about her baby but her doctor gives her different advice, which should she listen to?Would you take a midwifes advice or a doctors for your baby?
well what is the problem and the advice and we could help you more!!Would you take a midwifes advice or a doctors for your baby?
The midwife. Reason being, the midwife has been trained specifically in the areas of childbirth and pregnancy, and has much more experience with caring for pregnant women as their primary source of care.





Midwives are trained ONLY in pregnancy and delivery, whereas doctors are trained across the board and don't have one particular ';specialist'; area.
I would go with the Midwife as they work with babies each and every day. Say your getting conflicting advise though.
I don't know. Are you talking about a pediatrician? If you are talking about the babys dr, then I would follow the drs advice because they are the ones that see the baby and know of the babys history and any problems. If you are talking about your sisters dr, then I would follow the midwifes advice. They do have more extensive training than any doctor (other than a pediatrician).
Actually, without knowing the situation / advice in conflict, it's almost impossible to answer this question.





I used midwives both times I was pregnant. They were registered nurses and a doctor saw me twice throughout each of my pregnancies: once at the beginning, and then once again towards the end. WHY did I go with a midwife the first time? Because I was 19 and scared. I wanted a woman who had actually given birth to take care of me %26amp; answer my questions, not some man who had never %26amp; would never EXPERIENCE what I was going through telling me how I should or shouldn't feel based on what he read in some book! (Of course, my actual delivery went against the expectations of most first pregnancies: Labor %26amp; delivery from start to finish only took 3 hours %26amp; 12 minutes, so the midwife didn't make it to the hospital in time and the doctor on call ';caught'; my first baby as she came out!) But the midwife did such a wonderful job caring for me during my first pregnancy, that I chose to do it again with my second pregnancy.





I don't know the credentials of the midwife that your sister is using, but I do know that a woman knows from experience when it comes to childbirth (even though the experience is not exactly the same for every woman) and midwives are supposed to be licensed medical professionals these days. They are specifically trained just for this, and they tend to be more ';personable'; and willing to spend time answering questions, caring for the patient on a more personalized level than a doctor who is trying to fit in a specific number of patients within a certain time frame in order to meet insurance company guidelines. If the doctor is a woman, then your sister should probably choose one or the other because the two are not working together for your sister and it will create unnecessary stress for her (and the baby if she gets very upset about the conflicting advice.)
I'd go the midwife every time, they have specialised training with babies, and far more experience.
Definitely the midwife!





She is a specialist who deals solely with pregnant mothers and new born babies. Doctors have a less specific knowledge of a much wider area. Also doctors are trained to cope with illness, midwives are trained to help and encourage a normal pregnancy and delivery.





I was given bad pregnancy advice by a doctor and ended up having a miscarriage. Definitely tell her to listen to the midwife.
it depends. i saw midwives with my first and currently with baby number 2...i prefer them over the dr because they are more willing to talk and explain things(they are more down to earth).





if she has had the baby already she should be seeing a pediatrician. if she is still pregnant and is getting advice on her pregnancy she can listen to whomever she pleases. the midwives have pretty much the same training and education and in some cases more experience. and the dr gets to cut people open. as long as the advice she's getting is putting her or the baby in danger she'll be okay.
How many years of medical school for the midwife?


Who carries malpractice insurance?





Listen to the doctor
The mid wife has been given extensive training on babies %26amp; childcare, a doctor hasn't..... i'd personally listen to the midwife but seek the doctors advice if you're not happy.
This is the time when its important to trust in your common sense.


Listen to both parties and decide on the advice that you feel comfortable with and that you think will help bub the most.


I had this problem with midwives/doctors when it come to feeding, it was hard, but i now know i made the right decision.





Good Luck





:)
In the UK Dr's do 5 years of general medical training before specialising, Midwives either do 3 years or 3 yrs nursing followed by 2 yrs midwifery, so on the whole a Midwife who works with mothers and babies on a daily basis should be better qualified unless the Dr is also a paediatrician. But both will be advising your sister according to how they see things so really the best thing to do is to listen to what both advise and ask for their rational then make an informed choice as to who to listen to - personally since on of my GP's is a paediatrician I would listen to her over a midwife but I would listen to the midwife over the other GP because he's a gynaecologist. Also you, your mother and your sister's mother in law (if they are around) might be able to see a way of combining the advice from both professionals.
She should listen to both of their ADVICE and then follow HER instincts and do what she feels is right.


Your sister is the babies mother and her instincts will lead her in the right direction.
really their advice shouldn't be different!!


however i would be more likely to listen to my midwife who deals with babies all day everyday. Although a doctor does see babies he will not deal with them as often as a midwife.


I think overall your sister should go with which ever she feels is right!


Good Luck xx
midwife defo. they are trained in that area (babies) when i was preggers my doc told me my placenta maybe coming away i was so scared. when i spoke to m,y midwife she was furious as he scared me for nothing i only had a kidney infection. id always listen to my midwife.
its difficult because everyone has different opinions/ideas and advice now has changed from when i had my own children 20 yrs ago. in theory midwife should be expert on baby but it depends on what the problem is . u could also try the health visitor, they are qualified nurses and are usually good for advice.