Dear Elyssa,

 

Welcome to our little "community"!  I am a French/American midwife in Bursa (not close to Ankara, unfortunately!). 

 

If you are willing to travel a little bit, have you thought about contacting Dr. Hakan Çoker in Marmaris?  He is going to help his Belgian assistant have a home waterbirth soon.  Maybe you could go to Marmaris for the birth (it's a lot less far than Canada!) if you really want something totally natural.

 

Op.Dr.Hakan Çoker LCCE(Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator)---HypnoBirthing® Practitioner
Ametist Hamile Eğitimi-Marmaris  hakancoker@...
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Doğal Doğuma Destek ve Hazırlık Grubu  www.health.groups.yahoo.com/group/dogaldogum2008/
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Another possibliity is to have a midwife come over from the States to help you.  I know several who offer this kind of service.  You can contact me personally if you want more info: soubelet@....

 

kind regards,

Elizabeth Soubelet