My second son was
a planned unassisted birth.
This was my first unassisted pregnancy and
planned unassisted birth, after two beautiful midwife - assisted home births.
We planned an unassisted birth at home.
-- all born at home in various circumstances:
a planned unassisted birth, a CNM - attended home birth, and most recently a surprise unassisted birth (the midwife was en route).
Many modern women who
plan an unassisted birth choose an available hospital as a backup plan.
Something to keep in mind: If you're
planning an unassisted birth you'll have to gather these supplies on your own, often via an online supplier.
Not exact matches
There is a large
unassisted birth community and general support for
birth plans.
Unassisted childbirth does not have the medical support the other methods have, unless the couple makes provision for it in their
birth plan.
I know some women who turned to home
birth bc of a history of trauma, and others who have or
plan for
unassisted childbirth.
Planned out - of - hospital birth was also strongly associated with unassisted vaginal delivery (93.8 %, vs. 71.9 % with planned in - hospital births; P < 0.001) and with decreased odds for obstetrical proc
Planned out - of - hospital
birth was also strongly associated with
unassisted vaginal delivery (93.8 %, vs. 71.9 % with
planned in - hospital births; P < 0.001) and with decreased odds for obstetrical proc
planned in - hospital
births; P < 0.001) and with decreased odds for obstetrical procedures.
Planned out - of - hospital
birth remained strongly associated with decreased odds of induced labor (adjusted odds ratio, 0.11; 95 % CI, 0.09 to 0.12), cesarean delivery (adjusted odds ratio, 0.18; 95 % CI, 0.16 to 0.22), and other obstetrical procedures and increased odds of
unassisted vaginal delivery (adjusted odds ratio, 5.63; 95 % CI, 4.84 to 6.55).
Planned out - of - hospital birth was also strongly associated with unassisted vaginal delivery (93.8 %, versus 71.9 % with planned in - hospital births; p < 0.001) and with decreased odds for obstetrical proc
Planned out - of - hospital
birth was also strongly associated with
unassisted vaginal delivery (93.8 %, versus 71.9 % with
planned in - hospital births; p < 0.001) and with decreased odds for obstetrical proc
planned in - hospital
births; p < 0.001) and with decreased odds for obstetrical procedures.
KRISTEN STRATTON: What happens for parents who have a
planned or unplanned
unassisted birth, are there any complications with registering their child's
birth?
Now, if they were
planning a
birth center
birth and unplanned, the baby came really quickly, usually, they'll still allow us to write a letter because we had been you know, we have knowledge of the family and we were providing care all through the pregnancy so we knew this mom and we took care of her immediately after the
birth, but if that's not the case and a family just has an
unassisted birth, they definitely need two people who witness the
birth to go with them or a letter from someone who witnesses the
birth.
When I shared with my friends and family that I
planned to have an
unassisted birth, lets just say it didn't go over so well.
Planned out - of - hospital
birth also had a statistically significant association with higher rates for 5 - minute Apgar scores of less than 7, neonatal seizures, neonatal ventilator support, maternal blood transfusion, and
unassisted vaginal delivery but with lower rates of both admission to neonatal intensive care units and obstetrical interventions, including induction and augmentation of labor, operative vaginal delivery, cesarean delivery, and severe perineal lacerations.
And this being my first baby, a
planned home
birth ending up almost
unassisted, with excruciating pain, I had complete confidence we would make it through.
, Ginny and James decided to have an
unassisted home
birth, otherwise known as free
birth (The only way to have a home
birth in Alabama at the time, as it was illegal to have any certified nurse midwife or medical professional in attendance for a
planned home
birth.