According to the medical dictionary home birth is defined as giving birth to a baby in your place of residence. Home birth can be a planned or unplanned event. These home births are often attended by a certified midwife, family member, doctor, EMTs, and especially doulas. Home and natural births may also be conducted in a birthing center or a special birthing ward of a hospital. There is often debate regarding the topic of home birth vs. hospital birth. The debates may be fueled by common misconceptions due to the medicalization of birth. Even though there is extensive evidence based research on the safe outcomes of home and natural birth, many people still refute the concept. The outcomes for women delivering at home attended by certified …show more content…
This time in life may also be very stressful due to the trend for medicalization of birth. The medicalization of birth is the trend we see in society today. There has been an increase in the use of medical technology. The cesarean section is the most common surgery done in the United States, even higher than a hysterectomy and tonsillectomy. Over one forth of birhs in the United States were cesarean sections. There are major complications that could occur with the increase use of this surgery. For example, the mortality rate is four to ten times higher than a vaginal birth. There is also an increase use other artificial medical interventions such as induction of labor and epidurals. It is hard to explain why women are choosing to deviate from traditional births, but it is a growing societal trend. There is a social outlook to the increase for the medicalization of birth. According to a study, women with higher social status and greater access to education often choose a cesarean birth. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists even stated that c-sections should only be done if the risk of a child being birthed vaginally is higher than going through the surgical process with anesthesia. Even though the guidelines promote going towards vaginal birth, the rates continue to
...other can move around more freely and find positions that help her stay comfortable during labor. Natural child birth is also a very intimate process. Your partner can be involved in the process as you work together to manage your pain (2013, November).
Most people agree, in general, that designer babies are taking over and it is it’s a good thing. A designer baby is a human embryo that parents set , to produce desirable traits. According to Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection , Fertility Institutes in Los Angeles offered to let parents select their children’s hair and eye color. Crazy to think you’d be able to build your own baby. The process of creating this designer baby would be embryos modified to predetermine intellect , physical prowess , and beauty. People may question designer babies but “if you think women have the right to control their bodies , then they should be able to make this choice” right? (Citation?) There is a lot of science into creating a designer baby.
How do you feel about home birth? When it comes to most peoples minds they most likely think that is just horde, and that they world never even think of baring there child that way. After reading this I hope that you will change you mind, or reconsider it. home birth is better then the hospital in many ways, and i'm going to share with you many of those ways with you. In the articular ( Midwifes alliance) is says, (Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health (JMWH), a landmark study** confirms that among low-risk women, planned home births result in low rates of interventions without an increase in adverse outcomes for mothers and babies. This study, which examines nearly 17,000 courses of midwife-led care, is the largest analysis of planned home birth in the U.S. ever published.The
When families are eating dinner the last thing they think about is how and where their food comes from. Even if they did think about it, they would never in a million years guess that what they are consuming could potentially be related to abortions and human fetuses. Apparently some major food companies have been fooling with the genes of human fetal matter in order to create better tasting food products. This sounds grotesque and surely it cannot be true, well it both is, and isn’t true, all at the same time.
...o find a balance between interventional and non-interventional birth. With this being said, I also understand that there are strict policies and protocols set in place, which I must abide to as a healthcare provider, in any birth setting. Unfortunately, these guidelines can be abused. Christiane Northrup, MD, a well recognized and respected obstetrician-gynecologist has gone as far as to tell her own daughters that they should not give birth in a hospital setting, with the safest place being home (Block, 2007, p. xxiii). Although I am not entirely against hospital births, I am a firm believe that normal, healthy pregnancies should be fully permissible to all midwives. However, high-risk pregnancies and births must remain the responsibility of skilled obstetricians. My heart’s desire is to do what is ultimately in the best interest of the mother, and her unborn child.
In this time having a cesarean was very dangerous for the mother and the baby. In some cases, a cesarean would lead to
Shared decision making is extremely important. A narrative analysis was done, asking women with a prior cesarean to indicate the mode of birth that they were planning to have and to explain their choice. Many women relied completely on their healthcare provider for their medical advice. For others, emotions factored considerably. Fear and anxiety led to many worries because these women were aware that problems could arise, regardless of their decision. The women who decided on the ERC did not feel that they should take the risk, they feared uterine rupture. Women with placenta previa had no other choice but to have another cesarean. Placenta previa is when the placenta covers the opening of the mother’s cervix, which “can have serious adverse consequences for both mother and baby, including an increased risk of maternal and neonatal mortality” (Gurol-Urganci et al.,
For this generation caesarean section is a very popular way to give birth without having as many pain as normal delivery. From the research I know how the caesarean was invented and what are the affects of caesarean birth. Even though C-section birth is very popular but there still are some problems with C-section. However, Women are more interested on having C-section. This way of giving birth has some negative effects on the mother and also brings many problems to the
Most births will take place in a hospital under the watch of a medical professional, with drug and surgical interventions (Shaw, 2013, p. 522). By medicalizing pregnancy and childbirth, women are losing control over their own bodies. Many women are being convinced that pregnancy is something that needs to be closely monitored because there are many risks that come with it. In Jessica Shaw’s paper titled “The Medicalization of Birth and Midwifery as Resistance,” she talks about how medicalization of childbirth has disempowered women by taking over every aspect of the birth and crushing their confidence (Shaw, 2013, pp. 528). What this means is that the medical professionals are making women feel like they do not know their body making them feel uncertain and weak. Medical technology in this day and age does not allow a women’s body to do what it is supposed to do ‘naturally’ (Brubaker & Dillaway, 2009). What society is trying to tell women to push them down in social status, is that a process there body is made for is actually a condition that needs to be closely
I knew there were a growing number of women having cesarean births, but the data trends related to the time of day were what really shocked me. The only explanation I have for them is doctors being lazy. I think it is completely unfair to the mother to have such a huge choice made for her based on the convenience of someone’s schedule. Furthermore, there are health implications to the baby and the mother in cesarean deliveries; one example being that the amniotic fluid is not expelled out of the baby’s lungs like it is during vaginal births because they are not being squeezed through the birth canal, and as I stated earlier, the mother does not experience the same hormonal changes as in a vaginal birth. I understand there are special and emergency circumstances where a cesarean birth may be necessary to save the mother or baby from further health problems, but performing cesarean sections out of convenience is something doctors should be ashamed
Worldwide, the rate of cesarean section is increasing. According to the CDC, in 2012 the rate of cesarean sections comprised 32.8% of all births in the United States (CDC, 2013). Between 1996-2009 the cesarean section rate has risen 60% in the U.S (CDC, 2013). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 50% of the 137 countries studies had cesarean section rates higher than 15% (WHO, 2010). The current goal of U.S. 2020 Healthy People is to reduce the rate of cesarean section to a target of 23.9%, which is almost 10% lower than the current rate (Healthy People 2020, 2013). According to a study conducted by Gonzales, Tapia, Fort, and Betran (2013), the appropriate percentage of performed cesarean sections is unclear, and is dependent on the circumstances of each individual birth (p. 643). Though often a life-saving procedure when necessary, the risks and complications associated with cesarean delivery are a cause for alarm due to the documented rate increase of this procedure across the globe. Many studies have revealed that cesarean deliveries increase the incidence of maternal hemorrhage and mortality and neonatal respiratory distress when compared to vaginal deliveries. As a result, current research suggests that efforts to reduce the rate of non-medically indicated cesarean sections should be made, and that comprehensive patient education should be provided when considering an elective cesarean delivery over a planned vaginal delivery.
Birth culture has always been subjective to its geographic location, even Canada whose birthing outcomes are only slightly higher than the United States implements a higher use of Midwives, home-births, and boast a vibrant birthing culture (Luxen, 2015). For America; however, the process is considerably sterile. Most pregnant women are seen by their medical physician who specializes in obstetrics, or a nurse midwife, whom they see throughout their pregnancy.
Over the years birthing methods have changed a great deal. When technology wasn’t so advanced there was only one method of giving birth, vaginally non-medicated. However, in today’s society there are now more than one method of giving birth. In fact, there are three methods: Non-medicated vaginal delivery, medicated vaginal delivery and cesarean delivery, also known as c-section. In the cesarean delivery there is not much to prepare for before the operation, except maybe the procedure of the operation. A few things that will be discussed are: the process of cesarean delivery, reasons for this birthing method and a few reasons for why this birthing method is used. Also a question that many women have is whether or not they can vaginally deliver after a cesarean delivery, as well as the risks and benefits if it. Delivering a child by a c-section also has a few advantages and disadvantages for both the mother and child; this will also be discussed in more depth a bit later.
Debate on abortion is a huge topic in the world today. It is a decision one person makes but in the end, touches everyone. People need to realize abortion is for the better in numerous cases. In particular, the mother's health. Being healthy is a huge factor when it comes to delivering a baby. There are many cases where the mother cannot deliver an infant without causing harm to herself or the baby. Katie Wedell Stated (2017), “It would have been more dangerous for me to continue to carry the baby and deliver it” (Pg 4). If the mother's health is not good, the babies health will worsen; nevertheless, (CA) a mother is the main support of her baby. If she cannot keep her health up the baby will not be able to receive the nutrients needed to grow.
This journal was useful for me because it gave me the background details on why women are opting for delayed motherhood by the age of 30 or 40. Accordingly, I was able to build up my points on how it will affect the health conditions of both baby and mother and also the risk of taking that challenge.