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Andaluz is upfront about the costs including the what you would pay if you had to transfer during labor.  I had my daughter there 1.5  years ago and remember the form.

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I had my daughter at Andaluz and would do it again in less than a heartbeat.  Birthing is not a medical process unless there are complications. Then OB/GYNs are appropriate.

Andaluz fully informed me of the risks and what would happen if something did not go normally, I knew there was a chance we would have to transfer to a hospital, but I also wanted to give myself and my child a chance to have a normal, drug free entrance into the world in a very peaceful, homelike setting.  

I highly suggest this documentary to anyone wanting to compare the differences between midwife assisted homebirth and hospital birth with statics and studies to back up as well as interviews by OB/GYNs and midwives  http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/  it is very informative.

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