Sentences with phrase «under the care of a midwife»

All of my friends who were under the care of a midwife for their pregnancies and births had their babies at home.
The majority of deaths can be prevented under the care of midwives, nurses, and doctors who are trained in standard procedures and equipped with basic, low - cost tools and medicines.
Having experienced both a hospital, c - section birth and a natural birth at home, I've got full appreciation for both the advances of western medicine that can intervene with childbirth when it's necessary and the empowering, spiritual nature of having your child at home under the care of midwives.
It wasn't until I had a friend who miscarried under the care of midwives that I learned about drugs that could start the bleeding for me in a matter of hours.
But even when she needed to be transferred to the care of a doctor in a hospital, the risk to her or her baby was no higher than if she had started out her labour under the care of a midwife in hospital.
Several studies [13 — 19] have found reduced obstetric interventions and optimal outcomes among healthy women who planned to give birth at home or a birth centre under the care of midwives.
Dr Molly no longer attends births but continues to offer adjunct holistic prenatal and postpartum care for women under the care of another midwife or obstetrician.
In the Dutch maternity care system midwives are qualified to provide independent care for women with uncomplicated pregnancies.1 2 They also identify and select the women who, because of existing or anticipated problems, require care from an obstetrician.1 3 Twenty five years ago, women receiving primary care all gave birth at home, but since the 1970s they have been able to choose between home birth and hospital birth under the care of a midwife or general practitioner.
If there are any complications with your pregnancy, or if any develop while you are pregnant and under the care of a midwife, you will be referred to an obstetrician.
«Little Bird» is laying here asleep and as I watch those precious smiles as she is dreaming sweet dreams... I think about the respectful care that she especially received before she was born being under the care of a midwife.
Under the care of a midwife, you might be told to rest, have something to eat, and keep an eye out for any meconium staining.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z