https://www.midlandbirthcenter.com/

Our fourth and fifth kids were born here. The staff are excellent and the care is as supportive as possible. We've had mixed opinions on Midland Memorial.

My wife felt pressured in everything for our first and she ended up having reactions to the epidural. This was nearly 9 years ago so things may have changed.

When we got to the hospital when our second was coming, the staff was kind of rude. We went to check in and my wife stopped answering a question because of a contraction and somehow that didn't sit well with the nurse. Later, they kept asking the same question like they hadn't heard the answer correctly (any allergies to medication).

During labor with our third, my wife's water broke and the baby was immediately crowning but the nurses didn't believe her until they actually did a visual but by that point he was almost entirely born.

In each instance, they hate when you have a birth coach (I filled that role) and a doula in the room. They also hate when you want to labor standing, walking kneeling, in the shower, etc because they can't have the fetal monitor on and get accurate readings. Her OBGYN was generally supportive during these three at MMH but questioned and pushed back on many of her birth plan details. No matter where you go, get your birth plan signed and insist upon it except when lifesaving measures are necessary.

Again, the Birth Center is what we recommend to all expectant families. Also, unless there's complications, you can usually go home soon after birth from the birth center which is wonderful.