After all of the unwanted interventions during my
first hospital birth experience, I knew I wanted a different birth experience this time and a more supportive provider.
As time went on, and she learned more about the natural birthing process and the current state of maternity care (as well as reflecting on her
unmedicated hospital birth experience), she knew that she would not want to birth another child in the hospital, so as she and her husband Matt looked forward to conceiving their second child she had already decided on hiring a licensed midwife and planning to birth at home.
Shantz reminds parents, «the key to a successful out - of -
hospital birth experience is that both partners are on the same page and comfortable with the place they have chosen.»
I think a lot of these women are acting out of fear of the kind of «
hospital birth experience» that hasn't been common in over a generation.
A birth center offers women and their families an alternative to
the hospital birth experience.
Wow, I could have written this out word for word, except
my hospital birth experiences weren't too bad.
I suppose this depends on your country, but I had a very good
hospital birth experience (in Belgium).
Some of the breakdowns behind the new numbers suggest that the most recent trend might be a negative reaction to
a hospital birth experience, since the majority of mothers choosing a home birth have had children before.
In another post I referenced having delayed cord clamping in
my hospital birth experience.
Naturally, it's occurred to me over the past 30 years that many women could have more safe and satisfying outcomes through an out - of -
hospital birth experience but it didn't occur to me until that moment to consider home and / or out - of - hospital birth as a MAJOR option.
I can honestly say my home birth experience versus
my hospital birth experiences were like night and day.