Sentences with phrase «choose unassisted birth»

While I did not consider giving birth at home without a midwife in attendance for my home birth, I know a handful of women who chose an unassisted birth and I respect them for it.

There is no doubt I would have died if I chose an unassisted birth.

Not exact matches

Many well educated women choose to have unassisted births.

Okay, that being said, there are cultures in the world who choose to birth unassisted.

Unassisted childbirth isn't for everyone but every mom and family should know their options, understand childbirth and choose their place of birth — whether home, birth center or hospital — and their provider — whether MD, midwife or dad — with great care and with eyes wide open.

One plus of unassisted birth, she adds, is that «you can still have traditional prenatal care with a doctor or midwife, even if you choose to birth on your own.»

Many modern women who plan an unassisted birth choose an available hospital as a backup plan.

Since we did not live in poverty, did not choose to invite medical professionals to our births, and had worked with ourselves to eliminate fear and other potentially destructive emotions, we knew that unassisted childbirth was the safest way for us to give birth.

The real problems: A dangerously and unacceptably high doctor - endorsed C - section rate (over 32 percent), a for - profit medical system that puts money over moms, and a lack of childbirth choices, especially for women who have had previous C - sections, so severe it drives some families to choose unassisted VBAC birth.

I read about everything from the highly medicated «twilight births» that were popular at the beginning of the century to «unassisted births» which were gaining popularity in the last few years (unassisted birth is basically the mother / father and her chosen team delivering at home without the assistance of a trained professional like a doctor or midwife).