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10 Reasons to Birth at Home :)
- Sep 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
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Many people still see home birthing as weird, crazy, or even
dangerous. These same people usually don't take the time to research
it, and see *why* women choose to birth at home. ( Well, other than the
assumed crazy, paranoid reasons )
So, why don't we take a look at 10 simple reasons to birth at home. I
could probably list 100 of them, but I'll start with 10. ;)
10. You remain an autonomous woman throughout labor and birth. You're
not treated as a sick person, you don't have to put on a hospital gown,
and you're not told what to do.
9. Your husband/partner can take breaks as needed, and he's in his own
home. He doesn't have to wander the halls to look for a vending machine
or a cafeteria. He can even play video games. ( The big plus to my
husband )
8. You can eat and drink as you wish. You are not restricted to ice
chips, you are actually encouraged to eat healthy, protein-filled
snacks and meals.
7. You don't have an IV. In a home birth, you drink as your source of
hydration. There is no IV placed in your hand, and you are free from
that cumbersome IV pole.
6. There are fewer complications at home. This is from multiple studies
done over multiple decades. At home, fewer ( next to zero )
episiotomies are done. In the hospital, some have a nearly 80%
episiotomy rate. At home, fewer babies need help breathing at birth (
17 times LOWER risk at home ). At home, shoulder dystocia is less
likely, even for those HUGE babies. ( even though the HUGE babies are
not the ones at more risk for this, despite the myths ) At home, fewer
moms hemorrhage. At home, fewer moms tear.
5. There is never a risk of mixing up babies. There is only one brand
new baby at home ( well, 2 if twins ), and you know he's yours.
4. There is never a risk of mixing up medications. There are no
medications, but even if there were there would be no possibility of
getting someone else's meds, and dying.
3. There are no drugs. Now, this may seem like a bad thing to some
women, but it's a good thing for EVERY baby. A baby born without drugs,
is a healthier baby. You don't put baby at risk for drug-related
conditions at birth, when there are no drugs to begin with. And without
an epidural, you're not at risk for the myriad complications to both
mom AND baby that come with one.
2. As many, or as few people can be in the room with you when you
birth. From children to grandparents and anyone in between. And, anyone
you wish can catch the baby. It makes birth what it should be - a
family event.
1. You are giving your baby the greatest gift of all - a
non-interventive, drug-free, peaceful, safe birth...and on your terms,
not a surgeon's. There are no birth do-overs, so why not give your baby
the best birth possible?
Comments:
How is it a trend when it's what our species has done for much longer than birthing in a hospital, with a huge cascade of interventions on healthy pregnancies? Your anecdotal account does not negate the actual research which proves homebirth with a midwife is just as safe and sometimes safer for low-risk women than the hospital.
What else can you tell us, MSugarKane, about the interventions, inductions, pain medications, and immobility of your daughters in labor?
I'll make this easy. :) I'm going to simply delete any negative responses. This wasn't to start a debate, or to open the door for a discussion about how "dangerous" home births are.
MSugarKane ... I can think of a dozen iatrogenic reasons your daughters had problems in birthing, that I would bet on. I'm just not going to debate right now. :)
MSugar Kane, if you would like to PM me with more details about each of the 3 that went wrong, I can give you more insight. :)
Ah deletion! Because I was right
No, not by a long shot.
If you want to use anectodal evidence ... I have attended nearly 100 births. We have had exactly THREE transports to the hospital in that number. THREE.
Statistically, according to *medical* studies and research that has been done, home birth is not only AS SAFE as a hospital birth ... it is actually SAFER when you add into consideration all of the intervention that is done in the hospital.
I just didn't feel like going over point after point with someone at the moment. :)
And again, if you would like to PM me with the details of the 3 births that went awry, I'm sure I can point out what went wrong and why.
It's amazing that people assume that home birthing is for the trendy, or the irresponsible ... and that Midwives either have no training, or have zero emergency equipment or supplies, or that they aren't skilled in DETECTING emergencies as they arise.
The ignorance is really sad. :(
VERY adament for not wanting to let me have my opinion
You can have your opinion, it just isn't statistically relevant. ;)
IF your statement above is totally honest, then you wouldn't have deleted 'MY opinion".
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