ABOUT HOME BIRTHS AND WATER BIRTHS
WHY CHOOSE HOME BIRTH?
It has been said that the first and most important intervention that happens to a laboring woman is stepping out of her door and going to another place to birth.
Birthing at home provides a level of comfort and influence over your own birth that simply can't be achieved in quite the same way in a hospital or even a birth center. The effect that laboring and birthing in one's own environment has on one's pain response cannot be understated.
It makes all the difference in the world, and when you reach the end of your birth journey, you simply snuggle in bed with your baby - no need to travel home, because you are already there!
IS HOME BIRTH SAFE?
For low risk women, studies show that a midwife-assisted birth is as safe or safer than one attended by a physician.
A number of studies have confirmed equal or better outcomes for midwife attended births.
Check out the following resources below:
New Study Confirms Safety of Home Birth with a Midwife
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2012 Planned Hospital vs Planned Home Birth Review
2009 Canadian Medical Association Journal
2007 Birth Can Safely Take Place at Home
WHAT ABOUT WATER BIRTH?
Water labor and birth are some of the many birthing options available to you when you choose Beyond Conception Midwifery.
Many mothers find great relief and comfort laboring and birthing in water! Known benefits of water labor and waterbirth:
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Facilitates mobility and enables the mother to assume any position which is comfortable for labor and birth
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Speeds up labor
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Reduces blood pressure
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Gives mother more feelings of control
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Provides significant pain relief
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Promotes relaxation
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Conserves her energy
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Reduces the need for drugs and interventions
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Gives mother a private protected space
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Reduces perineal trauma and eliminates episiotomies
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Reduces cesarean section rates
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Is highly rated by mothers
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Is highly rated by experienced providers
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Encourages an easier birth for mother and a gentler welcome for baby
(from http://www.waterbirth.org/waterbirth-information)
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