Though most mothers
still give birth in a hospital setting, more and more women are electing to have their babies in birth centers or even in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.
Not exact matches
I
gave birth to a 28 week old premmie and was very fortunate to have very caring and understanding lactation consultants while we were
in hospital, even after I was discharged and my baby was
still in hospital.
The program to encourage breastfeeding seemed to work - by three months out, 43 percent of mothers who
gave birth at intervention
hospitals were
still exclusively breastfeeding, compared to six percent of women
in the comparison group.
Home
birth in the
Hospital gave me hope that the
birth I had dreamed about was
still possible.
Even though driving is far safer than either
giving birth in a
hospital or being born
in a
hospital, we
still make calculations before getting into a car.
The point is that, although yes, some women and babies
still die
in the
hospital: First: That number is FAR LOWER than what it was when everyone
gave birth at home Second: OBs and medical professionnal are constantly trying to improve their methods and reduce the mortality rate even more.
For some,
hospital = security
Still, home
birth is not for everyone, Hatherall says, and safety is a definite factor for women who choose to
give birth in the
hospital.
Originally it was just the lower class or urban women who
gave birth to their babies
in hospitals while middle - class and wealthy women
still labored and delivered at home.
According to information distributed by North Carolina Women's
Hospital, some health care providers will suggest that you wait six weeks after giving birth to receive the shot, and it could potentially reduce your breast milk or prevent it from coming in at all, especially if you receive the shot while still in the h
Hospital, some health care providers will suggest that you wait six weeks after
giving birth to receive the shot, and it could potentially reduce your breast milk or prevent it from coming
in at all, especially if you receive the shot while
still in the
hospitalhospital.