Your midwife should be on call to you 24 hours per day, particularly in the last trimester. If she s not, it might be advisable to find another one. During your pregnancy, you should establish a strong relationship with your midwife and after your delivery, she will be a very special person in your life. Choose her well. Help her to help you.
Midwives tend to delve into the psychological aspects of child birthing.
If there is conflict in your life, they will usually want to know so that they can better assist you in your goal of giving birth naturally. It would be advisable to choose a birth method that you feel comfortable with and one that your midwife is familiar with. She can usually help you in making your choices, whether it be the Bradley method, Lamaze, or another method. There are many seemingly valid reasons not to have your first child at home. However, the bottom line is that if you are healthy, not experiencing what the medical community considers a high-risk pregnancy, the baby is healthy and you are confident in your research, you will do just as well as experienced mothers.