Methods of Birth Assessment
Methods of Birth Assessment
Methods of Birth Assessment
I remember when I had my first child. I wanted to try all the new things and water birthing was new thing that the hospitals was getting (although it’s been around since the late 1960’s), and so I just knew I wanted to have my baby like that and with no drugs. I wanted to be all natural, with a mid-wife and a water birth. We ended up taking classes that went over all of the different ways to have a baby. Having a chance to see them left me with a lot more to think about than before.
Below are some of the different methods of childbearing practices.
Home birth is childbirth that occurs outside a hospital or birthing center setting, usually in the home of the mother. Most home births are assisted by midwives, but some home births are physician assisted. Others have no medical assistance at all. This is known as free-birth or unassisted home birth. Home births can take place with or against the advice of a medical practitioner.
Natural Childbirth is method of childbirth in which medical intervention is minimized and the mother often practices relaxation and breathing techniques to control pain and ease delivery. You can also choose to be medicated; you do not have to do it this way.
The Lamaze method places emphasis on breathing and making productive decisions during laboring, rather than counterproductive decisions. During the Twentieth Century, the idea that a woman should be an active participant in her labor seemed to fall out of vogue. Instead, women were rendered completely unconscious. At one point, it was common for women to not only be unconscious but also be strapped to the delivery table during birth.
Not surprisingly, by the middle of the century, many women began to feel that this method of giving birth was just not acceptable. Luckily, the Lamaze method of childbirth, developed by Dr. Ferdinand Lamaze, came along at just the right time. By the late 1950s, many American women had
Methods of Birth Assessment
I remember when I had my first child. I wanted to try all the new things and water birthing was new thing that the hospitals was getting (although it’s been around since the late 1960’s), and so I just knew I wanted to have my baby like that and with no drugs. I wanted to be all natural, with a mid-wife and a water birth. We ended up taking classes that went over all of the different ways to have a baby. Having a chance to see them left me with a lot more to think about than before.
Below are some of the different methods of childbearing practices.
Home birth is childbirth that occurs outside a hospital or birthing center setting, usually in the home of the mother. Most home births are assisted by midwives, but some home births are physician assisted. Others have no medical assistance at all. This is known as free-birth or unassisted home birth. Home births can take place with or against the advice of a medical practitioner.
Natural Childbirth is method of childbirth in which medical intervention is minimized and the mother often practices relaxation and breathing techniques to control pain and ease delivery. You can also choose to be medicated; you do not have to do it this way.
The Lamaze method places emphasis on breathing and making productive decisions during laboring, rather than counterproductive decisions. During the Twentieth Century, the idea that a woman should be an active participant in her labor seemed to fall out of vogue. Instead, women were rendered completely unconscious. At one point, it was common for women to not only be unconscious but also be strapped to the delivery table during birth.
Not surprisingly, by the middle of the century, many women began to feel that this method of giving birth was just not acceptable. Luckily, the Lamaze method of childbirth, developed by Dr. Ferdinand Lamaze, came along at just the right time. By the late 1950s, many American women had
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