Please excuse my ignorance - I didn't do a lot of research while pregnant with
DS.. just assumed the midwife knew what she was doing. Bit naive I guess.
My question is this - Is it the "norm" to have the injection to birth the placenta?
I ask because my midwife had just transferred to Aus from NZ and told me that she is used to doing things a little differently from the rest of the midwives in the hospie. Everything was fine and she always consulted me about what I wanted in accordance with my birth plan.
I didn't have anything in the birth plan about the placentas delivery though. Once I was cradling
DS she put a little bit of pressure on my uterus with one hand and a slight little tug on the cord. It didn't budge so she said "We'll give it a bit longer" and tried again in about 10 minutes, this time it moved so she told me to give a little push and out it plopped.
So - is this normal or would any other midwife insist I have the shot?
Sorry bit long winded.