The decision doesn't get any easier...

Alberta announced yesterday that midwives will now be covered as of April 1, 2009.  I'm not exactly sure what this will mean - will you have to sign up after April 1st or can your due date just be after April 1st? - but I still don't know what I want to do.  

I guess that I am a little afraid of what could go wrong if I do a home birth and I feel like I would have better options (particularly if I decide that I need something for pain) for medical interventions.  I've heard such great things about the doctor that I am interested in and we have two nurse-midwives who work in labour and delivery in Banff.  

I could use a midwife in the hospital which might be a nice compromise.  I am interested in a water birth but the doctor doesn't do them (hospital policy) but I don't know if I could do a hospital birth with a midwife and get a water birth.  I guess that I need to find out more information before I decide what to do...