If we are to seriously address the care needs of women who desire low intervention births, we must address the provision of
safe water birth in hospitals and remove impediments to such services.
Not exact matches
What started with matching shoe sales with donations has turned into a whole suite of socially responsible services, including access to clean
water, glasses and eye treatment,
safe birth services, and even bullying prevention programs.
Water birth, doulas, body roared with power, feeling safe and loved, facewasher on perineum, loved water and music, thought pain would last a lot longer but was actually in transition, strong pressure on back, «Perfect order in seeming chaos», b
Water birth, doulas, body roared with power, feeling
safe and loved, facewasher on perineum, loved
water and music, thought pain would last a lot longer but was actually in transition, strong pressure on back, «Perfect order in seeming chaos», b
water and music, thought pain would last a lot longer but was actually in transition, strong pressure on back, «Perfect order in seeming chaos», bliss.
Water births offer a
safe, gentle
birth for celebrities and regular folks alike.
Research has suggested that
water births are as
safe as normal
births when carried out on healthy mothers; doctors and midwives will decide if a
water birth is a
safe and wise option based on the health of the mother and the positioning and health of the baby.
There are a few disadvantages of giving
birth in the
water, but on the whole it is regarded as a
safe procedure and the risks are very similar to those associated with normal
birth.
Dr Motha's video, How to Prepare for a
Safe and Easy
Water Birth, is also available by post, priced # 20.
Giving
birth in
water is a
safe, healthy choice for women who want to minimize their pain during labor and maximize their experience of
birth.
The process is much
safe than it was in times past, making the option for a home
birth or
water birth completely
safe, provided both mother and baby are in good health and strong.
If women are selected appropriately and hygiene rules are respected,
water birth appears to be
safe for both the mother and a child.
In this final post of the
water birth series, I highlight the areas we need to continue to research to ensure hydrotherapy and
water birth are offered to the most women possible, and that
water birth is practiced in the
safest way possible.
The problem I see is that direct entry midwives in the United States will often attend home
births that do not fit these criteria; while insisting that home
birth is at least as
safe as hospital
birth, many will attend twin
births, breech
births,
births after 41 weeks,
births of women who have pre-existing or pregnancy - induced disease,
births after two or more previous caesarean sections, and
births of women whose labor has been jump - started rather than begun spontaneously (whether by herbs, prolonged nipple stimulation, the breaking of her
water, or illicit use of medications).
The guidelines include interventions provided to the mother — for example steroid injections before
birth, antibiotics when her
water breaks before the onset of labour, and magnesium sulfate to prevent future neurological impairment of the child, as well as interventions for the newborn baby — for example thermal care, feeding support, (e.g. kangaroo mother care, when babies are stable),
safe oxygen use, and other treatments to help babies breathe more easily.
Giving
birth in a pool of
water has been so beneficial for a lot of Moms, as their body relaxed more during contractions and they were able to naturally find the position that worked for them to stay comfortable and
birth their babies in a
safe and (relatively) painless way.
On average, women who give
birth with 24 hours of their
water breaking are less likely to get an infection, meaning it can often be
safer to induce labor if it hasn't began after this time period has expired.
«Our findings suggest that
water birth is a reasonably
safe option for low - risk women, especially when the risks associated with pharmacologic pain management, like epidural anesthesia, are considered.»
For those of you who wanted suggestions of essential oils, my main oils were lavender - emotional and physical support, compresses, and healing afterwards, a clove, rosemary and lemon blend for disinfecting items (put this in a spray bottle), and put on my feet and baby's feet for protection (hospital
birth), helichrysm for healing and to keep on hand in case of excessive bleeding, frankinsense for anointing baby and healing, clary sage to help labor contractions along when you are in active labor, Valor (a Young Living blend) for courage and spinal alignment before, during and after
birth, peppermint to help ease nausea, lemon to flavor
water, to help hydrate and quench thirst in the even you are not allowed to drink large amounts of
water, any other favorite smelling oils
safe for baby for anointing and encouraging bonding, especially if used during pregnancy
«I believe that bottled
water is a symptom of a larger set of issues: the long - term decay of our public
water systems, inequitable access to
safe water around the world, our susceptibility to advertising and marketing, and a society trained from
birth the buy, consume, and throw away,» writes Gleick.