Brianna (Caller)

I thought the birth center would be a happy medium between the hospital setting and the home birth setting. I wanted the expertise and care of midwives. I thought they brought in a medical perspective.

I think I felt more comfort knowing that and hoping that if I went to a birth center, I'd be able to build the relationship with my midwives and they would know me on the day that labor came and they would know my preferences and know my husband and all those dynamics.

I think I felt more comfort knowing that and hoping that if I went to a birth center, I'd be able to build the relationship with my midwives and they would know me on the day that labor came and they would know my preferences and know my husband and all those dynamics.

I think I felt more comfort knowing that and hoping that if I went to a birth center, I'd be able to build the relationship with my midwives and they would know me on the day that labor came and they would know my preferences and know my husband and all those dynamics.

I toured several birth centers in part because obviously I wanted to see the setting itself, but I also wanted to meet the people that would be traveling with me through pregnancy and birth. I did the tour at Origins Dallas. I wanted to know how close we were to the nearest hospital and how fast it would be to get there if things went awry.

I toured several birth centers in part because obviously I wanted to see the setting itself, but I also wanted to meet the people that would be traveling with me through pregnancy and birth. I did the tour at Origins Dallas. I wanted to know how close we were to the nearest hospital and how fast it would be to get there if things went awry.

I toured several birth centers in part because obviously I wanted to see the setting itself, but I also wanted to meet the people that would be traveling with me through pregnancy and birth. I did the tour at Origins Dallas. I wanted to know how close we were to the nearest hospital and how fast it would be to get there if things went awry.

They assured us of that during the tour, you know, that we were a three-minute ambulance ride to Baylor. They showed us the stats on their percentage of transfers. I want to say at the time it was 10%. Which to me, having seen other birth center transfer rates, it was average.

They assured us of that during the tour, you know, that we were a three-minute ambulance ride to Baylor. They showed us the stats on their percentage of transfers. I want to say at the time it was 10%. Which to me, having seen other birth center transfer rates, it was average.

They assured us of that during the tour, you know, that we were a three-minute ambulance ride to Baylor. They showed us the stats on their percentage of transfers. I want to say at the time it was 10%. Which to me, having seen other birth center transfer rates, it was average.

That gave me confidence because I didn't want them to be too low because for whatever reason in my mind, that told me that they were too risky, that they didn't want to transfer, that they kept you too long. But then on the other end, I didn't want them to be like, let's just send her to the hospital right away.

That gave me confidence because I didn't want them to be too low because for whatever reason in my mind, that told me that they were too risky, that they didn't want to transfer, that they kept you too long. But then on the other end, I didn't want them to be like, let's just send her to the hospital right away.

That gave me confidence because I didn't want them to be too low because for whatever reason in my mind, that told me that they were too risky, that they didn't want to transfer, that they kept you too long. But then on the other end, I didn't want them to be like, let's just send her to the hospital right away.

I wanted to know that they were not afraid to send me, but also would try their best to do all that they could do to help me have my baby there. They basically told me that they were not afraid to call in help if needed, and that's what I wanted to hear. They had good reviews. I went to the Yelp reviews. I went to the Google reviews.

I wanted to know that they were not afraid to send me, but also would try their best to do all that they could do to help me have my baby there. They basically told me that they were not afraid to call in help if needed, and that's what I wanted to hear. They had good reviews. I went to the Yelp reviews. I went to the Google reviews.

I wanted to know that they were not afraid to send me, but also would try their best to do all that they could do to help me have my baby there. They basically told me that they were not afraid to call in help if needed, and that's what I wanted to hear. They had good reviews. I went to the Yelp reviews. I went to the Google reviews.

Even my husband's chiropractor, through work, his wife was very much involved in the birth world. I asked her for recommendations of birth centers, and Origins was one of them. So it was personal and public reviews, I would say, that I got. I selected Origins because everybody knew about them, and I just figured that a place that was so well-known couldn't be bad.

Even my husband's chiropractor, through work, his wife was very much involved in the birth world. I asked her for recommendations of birth centers, and Origins was one of them. So it was personal and public reviews, I would say, that I got. I selected Origins because everybody knew about them, and I just figured that a place that was so well-known couldn't be bad.

Even my husband's chiropractor, through work, his wife was very much involved in the birth world. I asked her for recommendations of birth centers, and Origins was one of them. So it was personal and public reviews, I would say, that I got. I selected Origins because everybody knew about them, and I just figured that a place that was so well-known couldn't be bad.

I felt that the fact that they had a good name, from what I was hearing, spoke to how upright they were. They had a CNM on staff at the time. I thought that that meant that they were more medically minded. I knew that they had several CPMs, but they also had a CNM. I knew that there was a difference between a CPM and a CNM. My sister-in-law is a CNM. She has a master's degree.