It's not only you and me who think that home
birth is the safest place to give birth.
Not exact matches
In non-western worlds, in 3rd world countries women
are still used as slaves, their property of men, women do not have access to contraception, to give
birth to children in
safe places, they
are ganged raped and have no right sometimes even to divorce abusive spouses.
So really, the
safest place to
birth is at home, when you consider morbidity as well as mortality.
If you have
been hurt badly, lied to or had significant physical and emotional damage from traditional medical care —
being forced back into that environment will cause fear, that will hamper labour due to how women
were made (any threat the woman feels causes labour to slow until she no longer experiences that «fight or flight response», and when she feels
safe again, labour should resume)-- labour slows and then interventions «have» to
be done... and the cycle repeats itself — reenforcing the belief that the hospital
is not the
place to
birth.
She will feel positive, and then her belief that the hospital
is the
safest place to
birth is reenforced.
The most important factor here
is that women
are able to
birth in the
place where they feel most comfortable and
safe.
Birth centers offer a low - tech, comfortable
place for childbirth that
's safer than having your baby at home if problems arise.
«The Maternal Mortality Rate for Estonia
is 2 deaths per 100,000
births — that seems like the
safest place to give
birth»
Planned Hospital
Birth versus Planned Home Birth Observational studies of increasingly better quality and in different settings suggest that planned home birth in many places can be as safe as planned hospital birth and with less intervention and fewer complicat
Birth versus Planned Home
Birth Observational studies of increasingly better quality and in different settings suggest that planned home birth in many places can be as safe as planned hospital birth and with less intervention and fewer complicat
Birth Observational studies of increasingly better quality and in different settings suggest that planned home
birth in many places can be as safe as planned hospital birth and with less intervention and fewer complicat
birth in many
places can
be as
safe as planned hospital
birth and with less intervention and fewer complicat
birth and with less intervention and fewer complications.
Observational studies of increasingly better quality and in different settings suggest that planned home
birth in many
places can
be as
safe as planned hospital
birth and with less intervention and fewer complications.
A companion piece,
Are Hospitals the
Safest Place For Healthy Women to Give
Birth?
Any hospital that says they can not support a VBAC mother because they aren't prepared to handle the consequences of a uterine rupture
are not
safe places for any birthing mother to give
birth.
Moms - To -
Be is a support group for women expecting a child, who
are looking for a
safe place to share their thoughts and feelings about pregnancy,
birth, and what to do once the baby comes!
Where
are the studies demonstrating institutionalized
birth to
be a
safe place for a healthy mom and baby to
birth?
Of the participants who had hospital
births, the most popular reasons for choosing the hospital included feeling like it
was the
safest place for the mom and baby, the fact that it
was covered by insurance, and a desire for access to medical interventions.
Homebirth
is recognised as
safe for low risk women, particularly if it
is not the first time they
are giving
birth (i.e. slightly higher risk for primiparous women than multiparous) as per «Birth Place Study» — British Medical Journal 2011 — amongst other stu
birth (i.e. slightly higher risk for primiparous women than multiparous) as per «
Birth Place Study» — British Medical Journal 2011 — amongst other stu
Birth Place Study» — British Medical Journal 2011 — amongst other studies.
Many c - sections, many inductions for reasons legitimate or not, seems to
be a common enough occurance to keep me from choosing the hospital as the
safe place for a low - risk
birth.
It
is tempting to conclude that the
place of
birth for the first group
is safer than the
place of
birth for the second group.
Then the issue should
be making home
birth safer, getting the midwives more training and experience and having a system in
place that has consequences for those involved that make the mistakes.
There
is an overwhelming cultural belief in the United States that hospitals
are the
safest place to give
birth, regardless of the extensive scientific data that planned homebirths with skilled midwives suggest otherwise.
There
is no evidence that hospital
is the
safest place to give
birth.
I mean after all, I
'm assuming that
's why you've chosen to give
birth at home in the first
place — to have a
safe, peaceful space.
I
am there for her to create a
safe place where she can
birth her baby.
Addressing what constitutes
safe birth practice at home may
be a more pivotal concern than attempting to quantify the theoretical differences attributable to
place of
birth.
Located just outside of Manila - the capital of the Philippines - Shiphrah provides a
safe and dignified
place to give
birth for women who otherwise may not
be given a voice in their own
birth experience.
[T] here
are places in the world where home
birth is relatively
safe, like the Netherlands, where it
is popular at 16 percent of
births.
Train wrecks
are usually the result of insisting
birth is as
safe as life gets, not having access to interventions early on and not having a clear transfer plan in
place.
I
am also a member of the DTI social justice DTI committee which
is a
safe place where we try to think of ways to make the
birth community more inclusive for all genders, races, classes, sexual orientations and bodies.
If she
were in nature, her body would wait to start labor until she found a
safe place to give
birth.
These swings
are suitable from
birth and can
be really handy if you
're visiting friends / family etc and need to keep your baby in a
safe and entertaining
place!
Olsen and Clausen (2012) stated that observational studies of increasingly better quality and in different settings suggested that planned home
birth in many
places can
be as
safe as planned hospital
birth and with less intervention and fewer complications.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (2013) states that hospitals and birthing centers
are the
safest places for U.S. women to deliver, and expectant mothers should
be informed of the increase in neonatal mortality and complications that come with home
births.
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.
«My job
is to create a
safe environment in which the
birth should take
place,» said Valerie Runes, an Arlington Heights lay midwife who
is leading the movement to recognize lay midwives in Illinois.
While it
's true that fear
is not helpful in labor and
birth, and adrenaline can decrease natural
birth hormones that make labor
safer and more efficient, the act of total avoidance (trying to avoid fear at all costs) paradoxically arises from a
place of fear.
The academy says the
safest place for a child to give
birth is at a hospital or birthing center, but it recognizes women and their families may prefer a home
birth for a variety of reasons.
«For a certain population, hospitals
are certainly
safer, (for) high - risk women or pregnancies that have medical issues, then the hospital
is a better
place for their
birth.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists previously released a policy statement that also said hospitals and birthing facilities
are the
safest places to give
birth, but it respects the right of a woman to make a medically - informed decision about delivery after hearing the risks and benefits.
, in 2013 (the most recent year available) in the USA there
were over 40,000
births that took
place in a non-hospital setting (home or freestanding
birth center) with a midwife in attendance, which means, within a single year, 40 - 48 babies died who would have lived in a
safer home
birth system like that of the Netherlands
Birth centers have consistently proven to be very safe places to give b
Birth centers have consistently proven to
be very
safe places to give
birthbirth.
The NHS
is already a
safe place to give
birth, but the death or injury of even one new baby or mum
is a devastating tragedy which we must do all we can to prevent.
The number of brain injuries occurring during or soon after
birth will also
be targeted as part of a new commitment by the government, in partnership with consultants, midwives and other experts across the country to make England one of the
safest places to have a baby.
She started Hurt By Homebirth to give parents a chance to tell their stories, in their own words, in a
safe place where they would not
be attacked by home -
birth advocates.
If you
are in a
place where you might
be feeling ready to share your
birth story, in a
safe space and among a room of compassionate listeners and friends, we invite you to join us.
Many women
are turning to home
birth due to hospital barriers, which
places a large burden on midwives who also desire
safe birth outcomes.
I don't, however, agree with any claims that home
births are equally as
safe as hospital
births: the AMA
is wrong to put a big flashing danger sign on all home
births, but they
're not wrong to state that in cases of obstetrical emergency, the hospital
is the better
place to
be.
One study in the Netherlands looked at almost 530,000 low - risk planned
births and found that with the proper services in
place (such as a well - trained midwife and good transportation), home
births are just as
safe as hospital
births.
For healthy women at low risk for complications who choose skilled and experienced caregivers and have a good system in
place for transfer to a hospital when necessary, a number of studies show that giving
birth at home
is just as
safe as giving
birth in a hospital.
When you do the research yourself, you'll find the most scientific
birth is the least technological, that midwife - assisted
birth is actually associated with
safer outcomes than obstetrician - assisted
birth, and that countries with lower fetal and maternal mortality rates
are also
places where medicine
is not a for - profit institution.
Preterm infants
are at increased risk of SIDS, 12,13 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low
birth weight infants
is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.14 Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should
be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant
is medically stable and significantly before the infant's anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age.15 NICU personnel should endorse
safe - sleeping guidelines with parents of infants from the time of admission to the NICU.