Sentences with phrase «about midwives making»

We can't have it both ways — if we complain about midwives making bad choices that put mothers / babies at risk, then we should be glad that they are transferring women to hospital care before an emergency arises, instead of making fun of them for transferring care.

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I didn't even know how to go about finding a midwife who would attend a home birth (Direct Entry Midwives, those who usually attend home births, can not legally practice in my state, making finding care a bit more challenging).

It wasn't until I had given birth to my daughter, officially joined the «mommy club,» and made some mommy friends of my own that I began to hear more and more about midwives and learn about the role that they play in helping women prenatally, during birth and postnatal.

That made sense in light of some of the things my midwife told me about my home birth that were (thankfully) true.

And a midwife / doula is (in my opinion) more qualified to help YOU make the decisions about YOUR health and the health of YOUR baby, as they are more invested in PERSONAL care vs. PUBLIC HEATH.

Asking about my midwives and plans for my birth team was nice, but it was also nice that instead of asking who was going to «deliver» my baby, they were recognizing that I was the one doing the work, and asking about who was going to help make sure I stayed safe.

There are many qualified midwives who are fully educated about the risks, and have the skills to make decisions if a complication arises.

As a registered nurse and midwife, homebirthed mother of three, breastfeeding advocate, In making decisions about how to raise my children I read widely, asked advice from a range of professionals, some being medical doctors some being highly trained, skilled midwives.

Unbeknown to homebirth midwives, it is the «disruptions» that have allowed homebirth midwives the luxury of pretending that facilitating experience of childbirth and «meaning making» about childbirth are the most important services that can and should be offered.

And on a more general note, much as I appreciate a blog that makes a counter-point to some of the insane poppycock spun by high school dropout midwives, getting on a high horse about these issues is not helpful to anyone.

I have yet to see any midwife who is destroyed by the unnecessary death of a child — they all have crap to say about how sad it is that they didn't make it earthside, blah blah blah, but I have yet to see even one of these stories where she takes full responsiblity for her actions or lack thereof.

Families, doctors, midwives and policymakers often make decisions about where to plan a birth based on their understanding of the published research.

As always, consult your midwife or doctor about any changes you make to your diet while pregnant.

In 2014, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hosted a «hackathon» competition called «Make the Breast Pump Not Suck,» where more than 150 designers, developers, engineers, midwives, doctors, lactation consultants and corporations came together to share ideas about pump improvement.

If I hadn't joined the message boards at Mothering.com, I probably wouldn't have known that birth is inherently safe and that all that stuff about «risk» was made up by doctors trying to steal business from midwives.

Sometimes I see that a husband is afraid to touch his wife's tits because of the midwife's presence, so I touch them, get in there and squeeze them, talk about how nice they are, and make him welcome.

And shows how either untruthful they are (since if they read through them, they would understand that the studies aren't about midwives like them) or stupid (didn't read them at all, but liked what they saw and think it makes them look better)

Maybe it was a mistake that your wife made to make those postings public, but something good has come out from it because these stories, even though it's painful to be written about, these stories need to be told, because the midwives and home birth community are not talking about these risks.

If midwives did not continue to lie to them about their choices then they could actually make informed ones.

It depends on the midwife, but the standard rate here (for the midwives who give you the option, some make you sign a contract that says the midwife doesn't have to accompany you to the hospital during a transfer) is about $ 750.

Midwives made 102 positive and 48 negative comments about home birth.

My grandmother told me the same thing about drinking milk but lactation consulatants and midwives have all said it doesn't make a different.

While the fear of the unknown can cause parents to hesitate about giving consent for the screening, Wilkerson implores them to advocate for their babies by making sure it's conducted, either by a nurse in the hospital or a midwife after a home birth.

Our midwives provide complete information about the risks and benefits of vaginal birth and elective cesarean so you can make the healthiest choice possible for you and your baby.

With midwives, there is more of a focus on allowing a pregnant woman to make her own choices about her pregnancy.

We recommend that these findings be taken into account when insurers and governing bodies make decisions about home birth and hospital privileges with respect to certified professional midwives.

The word «midwife» literally means «with woman» and her role is to provide you with support and information so that you can make choices about your own health.»

To ensure surgery doesn't stand in the way of you bonding right away with your little one, talk to your doctor or midwife about their practices, Make sure he or she knows how important those first minutes are to you — and ensure you'll have the chance to take in that warm and wiggly bundle of joy.

Talk to your midwife or doctor about the risks ahead of time and make sure you are given true informed consent before an intervention is used.

If your midwife or OBGYN has any concerns about your ability to give birth naturally, they will discuss them with you throughout your pregnancy, and you will have ample opportunity to make plans for caesarean section or other types of assisted birth if they are required.

Especially if your are giving birth in water at the hospital or at the birthing center make sure to talk with your midwife about all the process as there are some rules and regulations they have to follow during water births.

During the birth of my second child, a pair of nurses gossiped about my hospital midwife's decision making.

The doctors and midwives will be there to support you so don't worry about making sure your milk comes in on time.

I had a midwife with my first and because she was so all about natural my son was still born, everyone of us has to make our own choice, it's my prayer you don't have a bad experience.

When I wanted to know more about routine newborn procedures, my midwives took the time to answer my questions, and help me make the decision that was best for me.

Being the parent and main decision maker, our midwife gave us the test results and information needed to make an educated decision about this detail of birth.

Young 1997 (cost analysis, Turnbull 1996) used the «individual patient - based costing» approach, in which an assumption was made about the number of caseloads per midwife.

It should be read by every medical student, every midwife, every childbirth educator, every sociologist of childbirth, every researcher, every woman who is picking her way through the minefield of decisions that need to be made about obstetric care.

Midwives everywhere understand that by working in partnership with women and their families they can support them to make better decisions about what they need to have a safe and fulfilling birth.

why do we always talk about how to make hospitals more like homebirths having recognised that private midwives have lots to offer but do nt give them access to stuff that makes hospitals record safety.

Sorry, Debbie dear, but your fellow maternity care worker who boasted about her experience that supposedly made her a competent midwife and was later revealed to be a cleaning woman already gave us an idea of just how competent you «maternity workers» are.

They claim to care about women but actively take steps to deny them the information they need to have truly informed consent and work to make them less safe by not demanding that homebirth midwives be adequately educated.

If you were not told about the risks and were instead drawn into long discussions about homebirth that left you feeling educated, fulfilled and so special but were not sent to tests and ultrasounds to make sure you were truly low - risk, then yes, the midwife was just stroking your ego, no matter whether you realized it or not.

Did the Pro Midwives talk about making it like, IDK, Not Happen Again?

0 that's right 0... When the hospital makes $ 20,000 on each birth and midwives cost $ 3000 I'd say the hospital will lie about there stats any day!

Young 1997 used the «individual patient - based costing» approach, in which an assumption was made about the number of caseloads per midwife.

IMPORTANT: Please note that I am only writing about my own personal experience with this and the decisions I made after consulting with my OB or midwife (depending on which pregnancy it was).

With research and sources divided, this is an issue that I personally spoke to my own midwife about before making a decision.

I found that when I truly wanted to know the risks of homebirth it was much more concealed, and every midwife I spoke with have me the rosey glasses picture of homebirth when I REALLY needed honest information and statistics so that I could make an informed decision about having hospital emergency services or staying at home.

Not much happens in The Midwife, but its depth and texture make this a moving film about families, time passing and shared history — and the handful of scenes in the maternity unit where Claire works, five or six little miracles of birth, somehow add to its sense of a life as mysterious and precious.