Although home birthed infant deaths are relatively low, death rates among babies that are birthed at home are double or triple that of hospital births.
Not exact matches
Although I don't think I am brave enough to have a
home birth, I would be willing to learn about a
birthing center or doula assistance at a hospital.
It is a little scary to think about, but at the same time I am very interested in the intimacy provided by
birthing at
home, and
although there will obviously be pain, I am keen to make sure that my rememberances of the esxperience are not dulled by drugs.
Although I'm sure it's possible, I think that for the most part, these «orgasmic births» are much more likely to occur in a
birthing center or
home environment than in the hospital.
I truly hope you all understand how unethical it is to post a story like this without permission, regardless of how strongly you feel about
home birthing or your convictions to prove whatever point (
although this story can hardly be generalized to all
home birthing just as hospital mistakes can't be generalized).
The ACOG Committee on Obstetric Practice's opinion on planned
home birth (2011) noted that
although the Committee believes that hospitals and
birthing centers are the safest setting for birth, it respects the right of a woman to make a medically informed decision about delivery.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-
Although hospitals and
birthing centers are the safest places to have a baby, pediatricians said today that women who choose to give birth at
home should be supported and that setting made as safe as possible, as well.
The findings also emphasise the importance of women having a supportive birth environment and
although midwives suggested that the optimal place of birth to facilitate normal birth is at
home, they also described how they were able to adapt a hospital
birthing space to facilitate normal birth and suggested that it is the responsibility of the midwife to protect the birth space, regardless of where the birth takes place.