Mental health and where you give birth?
Probably a long shot but is anyone in this group on medication for depression/anxiety- and has it had an impact on where you can give birth?
I ask because I saw the perinatal mental health team today and they advise I stay on my medication and they’ll review me along the way, and after I’ve had baby, to help me stay well.
They did go on to say that for birth, it’s preferred that I’m in a consultant led hospital? I had my mind set on a lovely midwife led unit in a birthing pool- and now my anxiety is sky high thinking they’re gonna make me give birth on a horrible hospital bed on a ward, which I absolutely do not want and would even prefer a Caesarian to this option!! 😢 can they really make me do that? And why?? They wouldn’t say too much because I’m only 22w so not close to planning my birth yet, but I’m so worried!
Achieve your health goals from period to parenting.