Sentences with phrase «of midwives»

This was possibly due to the role of the midwives in asking the women to participate in the study.

The type of midwives who work in these centers seek that the mom - to - be see them as a friend who is there to help her.

All of my friends who were under the care of a midwife for their pregnancies and births had their babies at home.

We recommend that you interview several different kinds of midwives with different practices before making a decision.

Imagine it is one midwife, or a small team of midwives who are going to provide care to you and your baby.

I received round the clock support from a team of midwives for six days.

Funny enough, the «college» of midwives of BC doesn't have an opinion on the ethics of that behaviour.

But if you have a normal pregnancy, there are no problems with choosing a natural birth with the help of a midwife at a birth center.

It has been shown that women who have «known» their midwife or a small group of midwives value this experience.

There are different types of midwives with varying levels of expertise and training.

The importance and role of midwives varies depending on the region you live in.

I had never even heard of a midwife at that time either.

I had read books and I had the assistance of my midwives nearby.

For example, a study in a Ghanaian city found that 93 percent of midwives thought that water should be given to all infants beginning on the first day of life.

Although this practice is widely used, a lot of midwives don't think it's necessary - and they could be on to something.

However, the movement did have the effect of restoring some of the former relevance of the equally valuable knowledge and experience of midwives and other child care professionals.

I once heard a terrifying story of a birth that went wrong: A woman was about to give birth under the supervision of a midwife but her baby was facing the wrong way.

It has been suggested that women who access an epidural feel they can be less reliant on the support of a midwife [16].

Ironically, there is evidence suggesting that it is the continuous presence of the midwife that is the essential element in active management.

The mounting death toll of midwife attended preventable neonatal deaths and preventable maternal deaths demonstrates that efforts to promote normal birth kill babies and mothers.

Although the percentage of midwife - attended births is still small, if the number of practicing midwives is any indication, their use is on the rise.

I did ask that midwife who she recommended when she called me back and she gave me the name of another midwife who she highly recommended.

I know that not everyone can have a homebirth (e.g. due to pregnancy factors, availability of midwives, etc.) so I am grateful I was in a position where I could.

But even experts can be confused by the various categories of midwives.

Sometimes there are deaths due to negligence on the part of the midwife or doctor, no matter where the birth occurs.

Neither study was about the kind of midwife involved; they were about the location of birth.

The training of your midwife makes a big difference in how safe your birth will be.

The skill of a midwife is evident when you see a father actively involved in the birthing process, perhaps a bit shaken, but present and accounted for.

It will encourage policy makers to draw on the expertise of midwives when making policy and strategy decisions that affect maternal and newborn care.

Another, potentially important factor to consider, is that authors did not identify the training level of the midwife in attendance within each study reviewed.

I started pumping and topping up with a bottle at 3 weeks on the advice of my midwife, when baby wasn't gaining any weight.

After all, the huge selling point of the midwife model is avoidance of the CS.

Thank you for posting about the importance of knowing your birth options... and, therefore, sharing about the importance of midwives world wide.

-LSB-...] qualifications of midwives varies greatly based on state requirements.

If this is not an option, you can try the office of your midwife or doctor to see if they have a lactation consultant who can help.

In other countries, the cost of a midwife may or may not be covered.

Looking around, you do not know of any midwife, and going natural in a hospital is the only option.

Specifically, we are seeing the education of midwives moving more toward the medical / clinical model rather than the holistic / practical model.

That way, if a complication arises that's beyond the scope of the midwife's expertise, there is a specialist on call to turn to.

A great deal of our singing has had images of soldiers and warriors, but never of midwives.