Comments on: Delivering in a Military Hospital

By: Juanita

Juanita — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:14:16 +0000

To Elisa: Does tricare standard cover homebirths. I am trying to find out but i am afraid I will get introuble from the military if i ask, or risk of them not covering me!

By: gena kirby

gena kirby — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:30:27 +0000

I am a Doula and I wanted to share that I attended a beautiful natural childbirth at LEMOORE Naval Air Station in LEMOORE Ca. The doctor and nurses were very supportive of natural birth. My client was free to move around, they did intermittent fetal heart monitoring and the doctor said that mom does all the work, he just looks out for trouble. And since there wasn’t any, she got to labor in the shower, and then delivered in a squatting position using a squat bar on the bed! So it’s possible. Hope your birth went/goes well.

By: Elisa

Elisa — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:24:17 +0000

Hi! I am a Navy wife and had a natural birth at a Naval Hospital almost 6 years ago. She was born in Feb 2003 and happen to be the first completely drug free birth of that year according to my Midwife. My husband and I learned a lot with my first birth (I am not a fan of the constant in and out of corpsman in the room etc). We chose to go to Tricare Standard with our second and third births and had our next two babies at a birth center and then at home. My only advice is to try to get a Doula or other person (in addition to your husband) to support you through the birth process and to serve as interference if you need it.