Not exact matches
1.1.2 Explain to both multiparous and nulliparous women that they may choose any
birth setting (
home, freestanding
midwifery unit, alongside
midwifery unit or obstetric unit), and support them in their choice of setting wherever they choose to
give birth: Advise low ‑ risk multiparous women that planning to
give birth at
home or in a
midwifery ‑ led unit (freestanding or alongside) is particularly suitable for them because the rate of interventions is lower and the outcome for the baby is no different compared with an obstetric unit.
«In contrast to medical opposition to
home birth, almost all other maternity - related organizations (including nursing,
midwifery, public health, doulas, consumer advocacy and childbirth education) support the choice to
give birth at
home» (Freeze, 2010, p 2 - 3).
This information session will
give you an overview of
midwifery care and answer questions about
home birth.
Of women
giving birth in 2007, around 8 %
gave birth outside an obstetric unit — 2.8 % at
home, around 3 % in alongside
midwifery units, and just under 2 % in freestanding
midwifery units.11
The study was a prospective cohort study with planned place of
birth at the start of care in labour as the exposure (
home, freestanding
midwifery unit, alongside
midwifery unit, or obstetric unit).12 Women were included in the group in which they planned to
give birth at the start of care in labour regardless of whether they were transferred during labour or immediately after
birth.
: a Critical History Of Maternity Care by Marjorie Tew Easy Exercises For Pregnancy by Janet Balaskas
Home Birth: Comprehensive Guide to Planning Childbirth at
Home by Nicky Wesson Morning Sickness: a Comprehensive Guide to the Causes and Treatments by Nicky Wesson Every Woman's Birthrights by Pat Thomas
Giving Birth by Sheila Kitzinger Spiritual
Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith Small Becoming a Grandmother by Sheila Kitzinger Not Too Late: Having a Baby After 35 by Gill Thorn Natural Baby by Janet Balaskas Child
Birth Doesn't Have to Hurt by Nikki Bradford and Geoffrey Chamberlain
Birth Your Way by Sheila Kitzinger The
Birth Book by Carol Barbar and Jane Palmer The Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel Breastfeeding by Sheila Kitzinger
Since the early 1990s, government policy on maternity care in England has moved towards policies designed to
give women with straightforward pregnancies a choice of settings for
birth.1 2 In this context, freestanding
midwifery units,
midwifery units located in the same building or on the same site as an obstetric unit (hereafter referred to as alongside
midwifery units), and
home birth services have increasingly become relevant to the configuration of maternity services under consideration in England.3 The relative benefits and risks of
birth in these alternative settings have been widely debated in recent years.4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lower rates of obstetric interventions and other positive maternal outcomes have been consistently found in planned
births at
home and in
midwifery units, but clear conclusions regarding perinatal outcome have been lacking.
At the march, awards will be
given to some local
home -
birth doctors and supporters of traditional and certified
midwifery.
What you're saying is that the best people to
give information are lay people with no personal experience of
home birth, no professional expertise in obstetrics and
midwifery and no thoughts either way about
home birth.
Consider that in many states,
midwifery is illegal, so a pregnant woman either has to
give birth at
home and alone, or go to a hospital and have medical interventions and possibly surgery forced on her.
Post-partum stays: How long a woman stays in the hospital after
giving birth is not as important to her wellbeing as how much support she receives after returning
home, according to Karla Nacion, a clinical assistant professor and coordinator of the nurse -
midwifery program at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center.