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01-07-2020, 12:48 AM
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Home birthing

Since the beginning of the C-19 crisis, home birthing in the U.S. has increased 200 %. In spite of the dangers of doing so, which is doubled. This has brought mid-wives into the forefront.
What say you ? Would you, if still in child bearing age, have a home birth with the help of a mid-wife?
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01-07-2020, 02:09 AM
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Re: Home birthing

I wouldn’t because I would like the whole team of doctors and nurses with me if anything should go wrong .
My first child was breech and was a difficult birth ( today would be a cesarian ) my other two were born with midwives in a then third world world hospital .
However my DIL is a former practising midwife who now lectures on midwifery in a university . She has supervised many home births some in water .
After all giving birth is a natural procedure .
It’s also horribly painful .
As they say if men gave birth everyone would be an only child !
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01-07-2020, 02:38 AM
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I was present at the arrival of two of my children! I nearly fainted!! I am so glad I was born male even if we don't statistically live as long!
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01-07-2020, 10:51 AM
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I wouldn’t like a home birth either, just in case something went wrong but also what would you do with all that yuk and blood?
Well....Unless you want to cook the placenta to eat!

I wouldn’t like to to give birth in water either! I have known many incidences of midwives being off work after, with a bad back!
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01-07-2020, 10:54 AM
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Eeee yuk I don’t want to think about it.

When my children were born overseas ( Borneo ) they give you the placenta in a tin .

You are supposed to bury it near the house to ensure future fertility.
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01-07-2020, 11:45 AM
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I'm glad I didn't opt for a home birth, my twins were almost 7 weeks premature and put straight in incubators for 6 weeks.

It's more reassuring knowing you have experts at hand if there are complications.
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01-07-2020, 12:50 PM
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Much as I don't like hospitals, I would still opt to give birth there rather than at home.

Having said that, I was born at home, but I think more babies were in those days.
After my Mum died in 2014, amongst piles of paperwork, I found my birthing records from Mum's midwife.
It says time, date, birthweight, and even how many hours Mum was in labour for.
I was chuffed to bits to find that and have kept it safe.
 

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