Posts Tagged ‘Homebirth’

• Preparing older children to attend the homebirth of a new sibling

  Date: 2010.09.22 | Category: Homebirth | Response: 2

  Are you planning a homebirth and already have older children? The question of whether they will be present at the birth is bound to come up. Deciding who you want at your birth is a personal decision, of course, and some children don’t even want to witness the birth of their new sibling. What preparations can families who have agreed that older children will be present at the homebirth of their baby brother or sister make?

  

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• Wondering where to give birth? Part 3 – birthing at home

  Date: 2010.08.19 | Category: Homebirth | Response: 2

  Third in the series of birth choices is birthing at home. Planned homebirths can take many forms and can occur with the help of a skilled midwife, a team of midwives, a midwife and a doula, or unassisted by medical professionals. There are even some homebirth OBs. Some families turn a homebirth into a celebration attended by relatives and friends, while others prefer birth to be a private happening. If you are considering a homebirth, here are some arguments in favor.

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• Midwives criticize new homebirth safety study

  Date: 2010.08.01 | Category: In the news | Response: 0

  A new study on the safety of homebirth recently created great controversy among everyone who has strong views about birth. Why? Because this study reached the conclusion that, while homebirth does not impact maternal safety, it is significantly less safe for babies. The study caused many to jump on the “anti-homebirth bandwagon”, without reading what the study said, and how the researchers collected the data that led them to conclude that homebirth is not safe. The American College of Nurse-Midwives now issued a statement criticizing this homebirth safety study. Read the rest of this entry »

• Preparing for a homebirth

  Date: 2010.07.12 | Category: Homebirth | Response: 3

  Preparing for birth involves many different aspects – physical, emotional, and practical. Every women prepares to give birth in her own, unique way, of course and there are no two women who make the same physical and emotional preparations. What’s more, getting ready for birth mostly happens on a sub-conscious level. But practical birth preparations are different, and they definitely won’t happen by themselves! What do you need when you are preparing for a homebirth? Read the rest of this entry »

• My daughter’s homebirth story

  Date: 2010.07.09 | Category: Homebirth | Response: 5

  I had been waiting for her for weeks already. After all, I was born early so she must be as well. But my due date had been and gone, and no baby yet. For the first time in pregnancy, I was experiencing a different feeling – excitement, but no longer in a general, “I’m having a baby” way. Read the rest of this entry »

• Questions to ask a homebirth midwife

  Date: 2010.07.08 | Category: Homebirth | Response: 2

  When you are considering a homebirth, finding a midwife you are happy with is one of the first steps. In an ideal world, every pregnant woman who wants to birth at home with a midwife would have a whole pool of midwives to choose from. In reality, depending on your location, you probably won’t have that many options. But it is very important to “click” with your midwife, and to know what to expect from her. Here are some questions to ask a homebirth midwife before deciding that you want her at your birth. Read the rest of this entry »