August 24, 2009
What is a homebirth
Having a baby is the one of the most precious moments for a woman.The happiness of being able to deliver a new life is like nothing else.Although it has an enormous amount of pain, most women agree that it is well worth it.
As a San Diego midwife I would like to share with you a method that you might not be aware of. It is called waterbirth.
Waterbirth of all the methods of delivery has been described as one of the gentlest of methods. It requires the use of a heatedwater bath or a pool.A few woman will just use the water for the pain of the labor part.This is done because the water that is heated is very pain relieving. It is soothing to the tissues.
Other women also use it to deliver the baby. They stay in the water all the way through delivery.Even going through it all including delivering the placenta.
The entire procedure is usually administered by someone that is referred to as a midwife. If you are in San Diego there are plenty of midwives San Diego. You will want to find an experienced one.
Why do quite a few women pick this way of delivering over the hosptial method? As mentioned previously, it is very painful the labor and delivery part.A lot of women nowadays use drugs to lessen the pain.But for quite a few women they do not want to introduce drugs into their body in fear of harming the baby.Using waterbirth for delivery helps ease some of the pain. Because of the
heated water it soothes the tissues and helps with the pain.
Most women will have this done through a natural process.They won’t ask or use any drugs to help lessen the pain of labor and delivery.Often what this does is cause the labor and delivery to happen a lot faster.Because using drugs actually can cause the labor to slow down.
It is actually a very safe alternative of delivery.For some women who are wanting to have their baby naturally this might be a choice to go with. I have seen many happy deliveries as a San Diego licensed midwife. All it takes for a woman is to research and see
how safe it is.
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