... [F] or low - risk women with a skilled midwife in attendance, home
birth is a safe option for newborns with lower rates of interventions and complications for mothers.
Home
birth is the safest option in normal, healthy pregnancies.
Not exact matches
All of these
are options are safe choices, so why
is the American Medical Association (AMA) trying to outlaw home
birth?
According to a recently published study, it
's a
safe option for low - risk
births.
While we work to provide
safe vaginal breech
birth options, Dr. Lane
is quite diligent in discovering breech presenting babies during the antepartum period so techniques can
be utilized for turning baby into the cephalic presentation (head first).
Home
Birth Home
Birth is rapidly gaining popularity as parents learn that it
is a
safe and reasonable
option for low risk pregnancies with trained midwives.
Is out - of - hospital
birth really a
safe option?
Normal
Birth,
Safe Birth: Trust the Natural Process of Your Body, Christiane Northrup, MD Technology in
Birth: First Do No Harm, Marsden Wagner, MD The Most Scientific
Birth Is Often the Least Technological
Birth, Alice Dreger
Options: Midwives for Maternity Care, Childbirth Connection
There
are a lot of things people don't realize happen during home
births, that can make a planned home
birth a
safe (and often, wonderful)
option for birthing moms.
On a personal note, I
'm sure I speak for many families when I say that I
am beyond grateful for the sacrifices you and your family have made to make
safe home
birth an
option, and it
was a privilege to have you attend the
birth of our children!
Women and men who choose to
birth at home, do so today because they believe it to
be the
safest option (Boucher et al, 2007).
While not everyone will have access to a
birth center or a home
birth because of where you live or because of medical conditions, these
are potentially
safe options for low - risk women with qualified providers.
This may
be because they decide this
is the
safest option for them based on their medical history, while others prefer the certainty and convenience of scheduling their
birth.
Research has suggested that water
births are as
safe as normal
births when carried out on healthy mothers; doctors and midwives will decide if a water
birth is a
safe and wise
option based on the health of the mother and the positioning and health of the baby.
Unfortunately, a number of research articles that failed to make this distinctive
are used by ACOG to oppose home
birth as a
safe option.
Suitable from
birth to 4 years / 105 cm, this seat
is i - Size compliant and provides your baby with a
safe, rearward facing travelling position for longer, with the
option of changing to a forward facing position after 15 months, or remain as you
are.
First time
births are recommended to happen in a hospital, as this
is the
safest option for the baby, however if you have given
birth before without issues then a home
birth is just as
safe.
This 3 wheel stroller
is suitable from
birth thanks to its lie flat reclining
option and super cosy adjustable foot muff and head hugger, keeping your little
safe and snug from day one.
Recently the American College of Gynecology has stated that for a normal, healthy woman VBAC (Vaginal
Birth After Cesarean)
is a
safe option.
Out of hospital
birth has not only
been proven as
safe, but it
is also a great
option because it
is a more comfortable environment.
There
are benefits and risks to homebirth just as there
are benefits and risks to hospital
birth and personally I support the right to have the
options available so that each woman can make a
safe and educated decision that best fits the needs of her pregnancy and her family.
But I bet you didn't want to
be induced, and like an adolescent who
is told what
is safer, because it
is not what you want so you whine like a teenager begging for someone to make Homebirth
safer despite
being offered a
safe birth option.
They do because they found out before they
were pregnant that home
birth is a
safe free
option available to them from the HSE, and they do because someone supported them in their choice.
«There
's a perception among patients that they still see the hospital
births as the
safer option.»
The process
is much
safe than it
was in times past, making the
option for a home
birth or water
birth completely
safe, provided both mother and baby
are in good health and strong.
Full disclosure: I, personally, prefer to give
birth through MRCS because it
is proven to
be the
safest option for the fetus / newborn and only slightly more risky for the mother (though in a much more controlled environment than a vaginal
birth).
So it seems that home -
births ARE a great and
safe option for well educated, healthy, wealthy, mothers who live in affluent societies with good infrastructure.
Birth centers were no riskier than hospitals for first - time moms, and all options (including home) appeared equally safe for women who had given birth be
Birth centers
were no riskier than hospitals for first - time moms, and all
options (including home) appeared equally
safe for women who had given
birth be
birth before.
Jarvis felt
safer being at the hospital for her first two
births, but says she didn't realize at the time she had other
options.
Studies from Europe have shown that out - of - hospital
birth can
be a
safe option for women and their babies when the risk of complications
is low.28 - 30 The European Union defines uniform standards for the education and training of midwives, 31 whereas the United States takes a piecemeal approach to the training and credentialing of out - of - hospital
birth attendants.
Especially when the research we have
is very clear that, when set up properly, this
option is even
safer for low - risk pregnancies than a planned hospital
birth.
The truth of the matter
is, women have different surges of labor and because we
are not equally endowed to live in close proximities to hospitals and health centers, it therefore holds that a home
birth is one of the
safest options for women who experience fast labor.
Other times, right from the beginning, a woman
is told her
options and how an assisted
birth is the best
option for a
safe birth for her baby and for herself.
Agreeing with that notion, Declercq argued that it
is the lack of such a setup that keeps
safer home
births from
being a bigger
option in the United States.
Naturally, she feels that home
births are a beautiful, healthy, and
safe option for all moms.
Others, however, argue that home
births can
be a
safe option, noting that most homebirth midwives have a backup ob - gyn or hospital to go to in the case of an emergency.
She stressed that home
birth is only a
safe option for healthy mothers who
are not expected to have complications.
They know that birthing at home or in a
birth center with a trained midwife
is a very
safe option with lower rates of interventions and high patient satisfaction but now you no longer have to search and search for studies regarding homebirth which
are often buried by cultural anecdotes and message boards.
Unfortunately, in the USA, for various reasons home
birth is not a
safe enough
option.
I support home
birth when it
is a
safe option for women.
Since progestin - only methods of
birth control
are considered
safe to use while you
're breastfeeding, it
is another
option for breastfeeding moms.
But, there
are some hormonal
birth control
options that
are perfectly
safe to take while breastfeeding.
Instead of uselessly trying to force your hand, why don't you advocate for making
safer options to those who
are seeking home
birth and / or midwifery?
Coastal
Birth Services is here to help you explore all the options that will contribute to a healthy pregnancy and safe b
Birth Services
is here to help you explore all the
options that will contribute to a healthy pregnancy and
safe birthbirth.
There
is the emphasis on natural
birth and breastfeeding after the child
is born which
are healthy and
safe options for both mother and child.
Planned home
births have proved to
be a
safe option for healthy women having an uncomplicated pregnancy.
When I offered, Jordan and Jamison
were very open to learning about Attachment Parenting and allowed me to help them navigate through the myriad
options, such as finding supportive childbirth classes, creating a
birth plan, attending La Leche League meetings and creating a
safe sleep environment ahead of time.
Naturally, it
's occurred to me over the past 30 years that many women could have more
safe and satisfying outcomes through an out - of - hospital
birth experience but it didn't occur to me until that moment to consider home and / or out - of - hospital
birth as a MAJOR
option.
However, our study suggests that for a healthy woman with a single, head - down, full - term baby, planned home
birth with a midwife can
be a
safe option.»
«This research tells us that, for low - risk women, a planned home
birth with a midwife in the U.S. can
be a
safe option,» said Cheyney.