Pregnancy, what a special time for women.Well, except for the sickness.But beyond that, the new baby coming is an exciting expectation.

Usually, for women in general, the question of how you are going to have the baby isn’t that big.Because for most women they will choose the standard procedure which is the medical procedure which means hospitals, doctors, and drugs.

But for a few women, they do have an alternative.That alternate way is going through a midwife and having the baby naturally.  And it is that alternative I am going to share from my experience as a San Diego midwife.

For those that don’t know, midwives are women who perform natural, no drugs, deliveries.  This means usually no doctors.

Often times midwives in San Diego perform these services at homes.  Although, maybe all this is foreign to most people, it is a safe and regulated alternative way to deliver a baby.

The women, or midwives who practice this service are fully regulated.They can be licensed midwives or certified midwives that have a regulatory board that oversees them. 

Sometimes the midwife can be a nurse, but that doesn’t have to be the case. 

This form of delivery is an option a lot of women choose and includes waterbirth in San Diego. Most of the time this choice is made by women who prefer not to have any drugs during delivery so that they can keep the new baby away from drugs.Also it is going to be for some women who don’t want invasive procedures.

Well when you are making decisions as big as how you are going to deliver, you obviously want them to be the right choices.  With anything, you want to make sure you pick the right person.

As previously mentioned, it is a highly regulated industry. With that being the case, finding a good midwife who is licensed or certified is easy. 

All you are going to need to do is get the contact information for your state regulatory board that oversees midwifery and you can easily find out if there have been any complaints or issues with your prospective midwife.

Something as simple as this step will help you determine if this is a midwife you can trust.It is still obvious that even though there are no complaints or reports about your midwife, you still want to verify some references. 

You want to find someone who has clients that only speak highly of them.  With something as intimate and important as a delivery following these few steps will help you find the right midwife for your delivery.