These benefits include but are not limited to the power
of the human touch
and presence,
of being surrounded by supportive people
of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar
and comfortable environment
of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to
labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions
of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating
and drinking as needed
and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value
and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all
of which can lead to easier
labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during
labor (going too early can slow progress
and increase use
of the cascade
of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned
birth en route), being able to choose how
and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments
and are less
challenged by a lengthy absence
of their parents
and excessive interruptions
of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding
and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies
and those without insurance,
and increasing the likelihood
of having a deeply empowering
and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy
and birth experience.
Birth education prepares and equips you so you are ready to face the joy and challenges of labor and beyond The knowledge and practice you will get from a birth class will make a doula that much more valuable to your labor support
Birth education prepares
and equips you so you are ready to face the joy
and challenges of labor and beyond The knowledge
and practice you will get from a
birth class will make a doula that much more valuable to your labor support
birth class will make a doula that much more valuable to your
labor support team.
Over the next 15 — 20 years, Japan must tackle key economic, human power,
and demographic issues such as a declining
birth rate, an aging population,
and the
challenge of sustaining a sufficiently skilled
labor force.