Sentences with phrase «well by a midwife»

In this list of essential books for natural birth, I've also included two books by Ina May that were highly recommended as well by my midwives.

Plus I'd seen a family member who'd had 9 home births all handled extremely well by a midwife, with only one being transferred to the hospital, early in labor.

Not exact matches

December's decision by the Supreme Court, against the midwives, served as a crucial indicator of where we stand in relation to upholding the common good.

One of the most unpalatable lessons of history is that evil is often perpetrated by people who think they are doing good as midwives of progress, agents of natural selection, saviors of Christendom — whatever.

Do I want to play pot - luck with whether I get a good midwife who respects me and listens to me, or one who is more interested in playing it by the book and doing things her way for an easy life?

It's good that medical care and trained professionals now exist and give mums the option and ability to take advantage of the medical care, but to do a complete U-turn so that ALL women should be forced to have medicalised births attended by midwives or doctors, is damaging and unfair.

Up until the 50s most women in the UK gave birth at home, and most were only attended by a female friend or relative, or a «self - titled» untrained midwife, and it was completely down to luck as to how good, or bad she was.

Her bed had been raised by putting beer crates underneath it (raising the bed is stand ard practise in The Netherland s as it facilitates things a bit for the midwife and also puts the bed at a good «lean - on» height for labouring mama).

Today midwives are more educated, well - trained, and increasingly supported by their physician colleagues.

We have «well - baby clinics», staffed by both doctors and midwives, for both antenatal and postpartum care, including free vaccinations and periodic exams.

Lately midwives from the UK, Australia and New Zealand have been parachuting in and by their comments, show that education does not do any good if you believe birth without interventions should be the goal and pain relief is bad.

CDC data shows that neonatal mortality is about half as high with CNM and «other» midwives (there's no direct entry of homebirth category) as it is for MDs for all births, as well as by weeks gestation.

This attitude is best illustrated by the perjorative appellation of certified nurse midwives as «medwives.»

They're a business, they want to make money and if people would get better by taking medicine, they'd be out of business... I've had three kids, two with registered midwives that interfered a lot.

Accompanied by the Midwife, a doula, the best friend, her college roommate, her husband and her preschool age children, the mother labored in the kiddie pool in her living room.

I also got a small breast infection which my midwife suggested I treat by eating raw garlic and pumping but I was totally clueless on that as well until it happened to me.

I nearly lost my first grandson because my daughter's midwife was adamant that she not supplement with a bottle even though her son was not latching on well and by the second day was becoming lethargic.

You can get ideas for writing your birth plan by talking to your doctor or midwife, doula, childbirth educator, friends and family, as well as on - line.

But it is good background and if your baby has reached the six month old mark and is a good, healthy weight for their age, as confirmed by your health visitor or midwife, plus meets a number of the other signs mentioned in this article, it could be a positive sign that they are ready to take the next step and move onto solid foods.

The safety of home birth for healthy, low - risk women, when attended by skilled midwives and in a system that facilitates collaboration and timely transfer of care, is well supported by the evidence.

And while the above charts are a good guideline to follow, the best guideline can be provided by your physician or midwife.

Approximately 83 - 85 % of obstetrical clients are appropriate clients for midwifery - led care (WHO, 2005; WHO, 2010), which is best delivered by midwives in midwife - led facilities, including homes.

Well a study in Nursing Economics found midwife - led births that collaborate with physicians are less likely to have C - sections, episiotomies, or perineal trauma than those handled by obstetricians alone.

Your midwives saw to it that was maintained as well by not warning you that all of the data on homebirth in the US show a 3 - 8x higher risk of the baby dying in homebirth than in hospital birth.

Being on - call means anywhere from as little as 5 to as many as 200 text messages can be exchanged during day time, as well as multiple phone calls during the day and night updating me with early labor progress, the birth client or her partner or spouse giving me updates from their doula or nurse on labor progress, and sometimes, to tell me there has been a change made by their OBGYN or Midwife to their previous birth plan.

She was told multiple times by NCB sorts that she was a good candidate for home birth; her midwife brushed off her blood pressure repeatedly, the NCB sorts told her this was a good midwife.

I am well - connected within the hierarchy of The Big Push for Midwives, and feel as if I am doing all I can at this time to obtain licensure in all 50 states, which should come with oversight by a joint midwifery / MD / consumer panel.

And, if she feels that she's being poked and prodded by the medical community, then again I would say it is her responsibility to find a doctor or midwife that better suits her and will still give her baby (and her) good medical care.

One of my favorite doulas in south Florida, Lisa Raynor (right) who works with expecting moms planning hospitals births in Broward and Palm Beach county, she is well known by nurses, OBGYNS and midwives in Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Northwest Medical Center, Broward Health Medical Center, and far far more.

The fluid levels still look good and the heartbeat was beautiful... I have an appt on Thursday with the midwife and hopefully I will have some dilation by that point.

Some of these deaths might have been prevented by the woman planning a hospital birth or hiring a better trained midwife.

Women who are labelled as high - risk and whose births are managed by OB's have better outcomes than the low - risk women who give birth in the midwife - led part of the delivery ward.

What women need to understand is that midwives define normal birth by what is good for THEM, not what is good for women or safe for babies, and certainly not by what is actually normal.

It's self - serving because «normal birth» is defined as what midwives can do autonomously, not by what is best for babies and mothers.

*» Natural Hospital Birth» by Cynthia Gabriel (required for certification) * «The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth» by Henci Goer * «Gentle Birth Choices» by Barbara Harper * «A Good Birth, a Safe Birth» by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer * «Birth Reborn» by Michel Odent, MD * «The Birth Partner» by Penny Simkin * «Unassisted Childbirth» by Laura Shanley * «Birthing From Within» by Pam England * «Active Birth» by Janet Balaskas * «Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn» by Simkin, Whaley and Keppler «New Natural Pregnancy» by Janet Balaskas «Women Giving Birth» by Limberg and Smulders «Special Delivery» by Rahima Baldwin «Waterbirth: A Midwife's Perspective» by Susan Napierala * «Back Labor No More» by Janie King «The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth» by Sheila Kitzinger «Mothering the Mother» by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus «Nurturing Touch at Birth: A Labor Support Handbook» by Paulina Perez «The Birth Book» by Martha and William Sears * «The Scientification of Love» by Michel Odent, MD * «The Farmer and the Obstetrician» by Michel Odent, MD

If all low risk women were being cared for by midwives in out of hospital settings, we would see better outcomes, healthier mamas and babies, and women would be able to tell their birth story with confidence that they had control.

So, as the authors of this study suggest, as long as there's a qualified midwife, along with medical backup and transportation to it if needed, both newborns and their mothers are better off by avoiding the intrusions and dehumanization of medicine's approach to birth.

This book is written by a much loved and well - respected midwife and her natural birth bias definitely shows.

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After a few hours, when your baby has had some time to adapt to life in the outside world, he or she will also have newborn checks by your midwife and doctor, making sure that all is well with his / her organs, eyes, hips, bottom and testicals (boys only of course!).

By becoming a midwife, it allowed me to do what I do best — to help, support and coach [the mother] and help the expectant father help her.

Your midwife will also show you how to do it, or you can use a breast pump, although it's best to do it by hand for the first couple of days.

Well, for starters it would be one's midwife and her assistant followed by the woman's partner who would still be an active player in helping her manage pain and discomfort.

The midwife - led continuity model of care includes: continuity of care; monitoring the physical, psychological, spiritual and social well being of the woman and family throughout the childbearing cycle; providing the woman with individualised education, counselling and antenatal care; attendance during labour, birth and the immediate postpartum period by a known midwife; ongoing support during the postnatal period; minimising unnecessary technological interventions; and identifying, referring and co-ordinating care for women who require obstetric or other specialist attention.

Promoting the benefits of breastfeeding Nurses and midwives have an important part to play in helping babies get off to a good start in life by promoting breastfeeding which sustains and protects babies against disease.

Other important questions to ask are who the midwife's assistant is as well as their certification, who is the doctor she works with in case a hospital transfer is required, as well as preparing Dad - to - be for the whole home birth experience by taking classes together, watching videos together and asking him to express any fears or reservations up front so that these issues could be resolved.

Midwives everywhere understand that by working in partnership with women and their families they can support them to make better decisions about what they need to have a safe and fulfilling birth.

But by having a midwife you are setting yourself up for a better chance of success than your hospital - going counterparts!

Go was that it's developed by midwives and orthopedists, so it blended the best of both experienced worlds to come up with such a design.

«For this large cohort of women who planned midwife - led home births in the United States, outcomes are congruent with the best available data from population - based, observational studies that evaluated outcomes by intended place of birth and perinatal risk factors.