This book is 100 pages total, including 37 pages of unbiased information describing hospital procedures and birth options so you can be truly prepared to make informed
decisions about your birth experience.
Not exact matches
You'll learn
about her
experience with becoming and being pregnant, her
decision to have a homebirth, the process she had working with midwives, the importance of social support during pregnancy, delivery, and after
birth, her entire
birth story, and lots more!
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.
How we relate, in our adult lives, to stress at home or work, pressure from loved ones, how we go
about making our toughest
decisions can very well be traced back to how we
experienced birth, when our response to stresses within our nervous system were developing.
We support each family's right to make
decisions about their
birth and postpartum
experience.
Calm and confident parents are empowered to make informed
decisions about their care, which can contribute enormously to a positive
birth experience.
However,
birth grandparents can find themselves in a difficult position: wanting to support their child to make a
decision they feel good
about; while at the same time
experiencing strong feelings
about the choices their child is facing.
When labor time came, I was able to make fully informed
decisions about my
birth and felt like I was the one in control of my
experience, rather than a patient whose baby was «being delivered.»
Research shows that families who feel involved in their
birth process as active
decision - makers talk
about their
births as «good ``; families who feel steam - rolled or ignored in the
decision - making process report feeling more trauma
about their
birth experiences.
What do I need to do / prepare / heal / let go of to feel that however the
birth experience may go, I will feel at peace and confident
about my
experience and my
decisions?
Take a class at your local hospital, watch natural
birth videos, read books and talk to
experienced moms so that you have knowledge to make an informed
decision about your
birth preferences, including place of
birth.
Information I've gathered on some of the most popular topics in the
birth world, written with the intent of helping parents make informed
decisions about their pregnancy, labor and childbirth
experiences.
Please contact our
experienced birth injury lawyers at any time — 24/7/365 — via this website or by phone to learn more
about your rights and
about how to make the
decision that is right for your family.
However,
birth grandparents can find themselves in a difficult position: wanting to support their child to make a
decision they feel good
about; while at the same time
experiencing strong feelings
about the choices their child is facing.