Examine the options that are available to you.
Questions to ask: 1.
Do you want to have a home birth with no medical intervention? 2.
Would you feel more comfortable in a medical setting like a hospital or birthing centre? 3.
Do you have a condition that would mean you have to have a Caesarean Section? HOME BIRTH This is a good choice if you have and uncomplicated pregnancy and would prefer to do things in a natural way.
You need to ensure that you have a Midwife who is able to assist you at the time of birth.
Have a back up or emergency plan.
We always hope everything goes as we wish but at the same time need to be aware of complications that could arise.
Do you want to use water to deliver in or as a method of pain relief? Consider hiring a birth pool ahead of time.
Identify the area in the home where you would like to deliver, consider the space available.
Once you have enrolled with a Midwife she will give a list of any supplies you will need to have on hand.
HOSPITAL BIRTH This option gives you the security of having medical staff and interventions available but also allows you to attempt a normal vaginal delivery.
If you have a high risk pregnancy this is the one for you.
Unfortunately, too often a hospital environment can lead to unnecessary interventions.
That is why it is important to have a Birth Plan.
A birth plan allows you to decide before labour on your ideal birth, and document those wishes.
It is important to realise that it is basically a wish list as the health of mum and baby are the most important.
The advantage of a hospital birth is that you can, if you wish, take advantage of modern medicine to allow you to benefit from pain relief methods.
In hospital you could opt to use a narcotic like Pethidine or have an epidural anaesthetic.
Pethidine will dull pain but not alleviate it completely.
An epidural normally is associated with an absence of pain.
Unfortunately it can also lead to an absence of the urge to push.
CEASARIAN SECTION.
This means that baby is born via an incision on the abdomen.
Normally along the "bikini line".
This is major surgery and can be done electively or as an emergency procedure.
Elective is when the decision for caesarean is made ahead of time and a date and time are scheduled.
Emergency is when a normal delivery has been the aim but something has occurred where the baby needs to be delivered via caesarean.
Some of the reasons could be due to baby being in distress, the labour not progressing, and the baby too large for the mother's pelvis.
For more information visit my website: http://pregnancyessentialssite.
com
Questions to ask: 1.
Do you want to have a home birth with no medical intervention? 2.
Would you feel more comfortable in a medical setting like a hospital or birthing centre? 3.
Do you have a condition that would mean you have to have a Caesarean Section? HOME BIRTH This is a good choice if you have and uncomplicated pregnancy and would prefer to do things in a natural way.
You need to ensure that you have a Midwife who is able to assist you at the time of birth.
Have a back up or emergency plan.
We always hope everything goes as we wish but at the same time need to be aware of complications that could arise.
Do you want to use water to deliver in or as a method of pain relief? Consider hiring a birth pool ahead of time.
Identify the area in the home where you would like to deliver, consider the space available.
Once you have enrolled with a Midwife she will give a list of any supplies you will need to have on hand.
HOSPITAL BIRTH This option gives you the security of having medical staff and interventions available but also allows you to attempt a normal vaginal delivery.
If you have a high risk pregnancy this is the one for you.
Unfortunately, too often a hospital environment can lead to unnecessary interventions.
That is why it is important to have a Birth Plan.
A birth plan allows you to decide before labour on your ideal birth, and document those wishes.
It is important to realise that it is basically a wish list as the health of mum and baby are the most important.
The advantage of a hospital birth is that you can, if you wish, take advantage of modern medicine to allow you to benefit from pain relief methods.
In hospital you could opt to use a narcotic like Pethidine or have an epidural anaesthetic.
Pethidine will dull pain but not alleviate it completely.
An epidural normally is associated with an absence of pain.
Unfortunately it can also lead to an absence of the urge to push.
CEASARIAN SECTION.
This means that baby is born via an incision on the abdomen.
Normally along the "bikini line".
This is major surgery and can be done electively or as an emergency procedure.
Elective is when the decision for caesarean is made ahead of time and a date and time are scheduled.
Emergency is when a normal delivery has been the aim but something has occurred where the baby needs to be delivered via caesarean.
Some of the reasons could be due to baby being in distress, the labour not progressing, and the baby too large for the mother's pelvis.
For more information visit my website: http://pregnancyessentialssite.
com
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