Most classes are pretty similar overall: an explanation of the stages of labor and
events in normal birth, as well as information about coping techniques and common hospital policies and interventions.
BMJ Study: Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America Group B Strep (GBS) Healthy People 2010
Care in Normal Birth The Cochrane Collaboration Circumcision Resource Center Easier Childbirth with Fetal Positioning Brewer Pregnancy Diet Birth Ball Positioning The Homebirth Choice
In testimony before the U.S. Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality, Marsden Wagner MD, European Director of the World Health Organization, suggested the need in the U.S. for a «strong independent midwifery profession as a counterbalance to the obstetrical profession in preventing excessive
interventions in the normal birth process.»
In 1996, the World Health Organization published «
Care in Normal Birth: A Practical Guide,» recommending an episiotomy rate of 10 %.
So, I pick her brain about the mechanics of birth, what to have on - hand for unassisted birth, what signs of emergency to keep an eye out for (which would mean transferring to the hospital), the
variations in normal birth, pain, pushing, stages of birth, all of that.
and so you acknowledge the worry and how traumatic that must have been and then kindly state there are studies that show that often times, c - sections are shown to be a consequence of the interventions at the hospital and that midwives do not use those same interventions but are highly
trained in normal birth and if a problem arises they know when transfer is necessary.
Selecting an «expert
in normal birth» is like getting on a jet whose pilot has read the book about flying without autopilot but who's never actually done it.
Wonder whether bitches know it) makes you an expert
in normal birth and obliged to stare adoringly at the «midwife» who held he space.
CPMs, the so called «experts
in normal birth» don't take care of high risk women and both prematurity and growth retardation are high risk.
It also is a good example of why being «an expert
in normal birth» can not ever compare to the well rounded, science based education and training an OB / GYN receives and the care that one will get from said OB.
Maybe they thought that this «expert
in normal birth» was, you know, an expert and when she said that everything was OK they believed her.
But if that is all you were seeing, then all you could call yourself is «an expert
in normal birth».
I can't find a single thing on this list that CPMs, those self - proclaimed «experts
in normal birth,» are educated or trained to prevent, manage or cure.
In a normal birth, various hormones work together during labour to facilitate uterine contractions and the movement of the baby down the birth canal.
Many women find that they feel most comfortable at home, with the ongoing attention and nurturing care of a midwife, trained in gentle, natural, safe childbirth - someone who is an expert
in normal birth and provides the Midwives Model of Care.
World Health Organization, Care
in Normal Birth: A Practical Guide.
Care
in Normal Birth: a Practical Guide.
Midwives are experts
in normal birth and adept at ensuring excellent outcomes for women and infants.
Care
in normal birth: A practical guide.
Experts
in the normal birth, CNMs may attend deliveries in hospitals, birthing centers, and homes.
Midwives are the experts
in normal birth, and combine time honored traditional skills with the most current evidence based practices for the healthiest and most satisfying experience possible.
Having experts
in normal birth and managing pain in labor, made the biggest difference for me.