It has long been assumed that the hospital provides a safer environment for women to give birth. However, there is no
great evidence to support this assumption. What ever happened to the old natural way of childbirth? Deciding where to have a baby is a very personal matter and every woman should be given an option to decide for herself. A woman has to be completely happy and consider all the aspects of her choice, because an unhappy woman who does not know whether she is doing the right thing may find it difficult to go through the labor and enjoy building a relationship with her new baby. A lot of health care professionals try to talk women out of natural birth due to supposed elements of risk. If a woman is healthy and has a normal pregnancy there is no reason why her delivery should be stopped from happening at home. After all, birth is a natural biological function and does not have to a medical event.
In her article Judith Lothian (2001), discusses the advantages of home birth as opposed to giving birth in the hospital. According to Lothian (2001), home births can greatly benefit the woman and provide certain benefits that are not present in a hospital setting. The woman needs to have confidence in her ability to give birth. Having confidence is an essential part of natural child birth. Giving birth is a natural physiological process, and both the woman and the baby have a natural instinct to make birth possible. Since birth is a "normal, natural and healthy process" (Lothian, 2001, p19), the author stresses the importance of the mother's participation in a home birth setting. Lothian (2001), also states that the woman needs inherent freedom to give birth. She needs continuous emotional and physical support. By giving birth in the hospital, the woman has to follow hospital policies, thus undermining her confidence, restricting her freedom to find comfort and limiting the availability of physical and emotional support.
There is no evidence to conclude that home birth holds a greater risk than hospital birth. Based on the authors point of view and research studies, "Every woman should have an opportunity to:
great evidence to support this assumption. What ever happened to the old natural way of childbirth? Deciding where to have a baby is a very personal matter and every woman should be given an option to decide for herself. A woman has to be completely happy and consider all the aspects of her choice, because an unhappy woman who does not know whether she is doing the right thing may find it difficult to go through the labor and enjoy building a relationship with her new baby. A lot of health care professionals try to talk women out of natural birth due to supposed elements of risk. If a woman is healthy and has a normal pregnancy there is no reason why her delivery should be stopped from happening at home. After all, birth is a natural biological function and does not have to a medical event.
In her article Judith Lothian (2001), discusses the advantages of home birth as opposed to giving birth in the hospital. According to Lothian (2001), home births can greatly benefit the woman and provide certain benefits that are not present in a hospital setting. The woman needs to have confidence in her ability to give birth. Having confidence is an essential part of natural child birth. Giving birth is a natural physiological process, and both the woman and the baby have a natural instinct to make birth possible. Since birth is a "normal, natural and healthy process" (Lothian, 2001, p19), the author stresses the importance of the mother's participation in a home birth setting. Lothian (2001), also states that the woman needs inherent freedom to give birth. She needs continuous emotional and physical support. By giving birth in the hospital, the woman has to follow hospital policies, thus undermining her confidence, restricting her freedom to find comfort and limiting the availability of physical and emotional support.
There is no evidence to conclude that home birth holds a greater risk than hospital birth. Based on the authors point of view and research studies, "Every woman should have an opportunity to:
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preeti gurung
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10/06/2006
its no goood,imean to say if u have opened a website it needs to look good and some pictures but you,forgrt it next time when i see this website it must be perfect
pratiksha gurung
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10/06/2006
its a really good information on the reproduction..i like it
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