Birthing And Prenatal Care Interview

For hundred of years, women have wrestled with their womanhood, bodies, and what it means to be a woman in our society. Being a woman comes with a wonderful and empowering responsibility--giving birth. What sets us aside from other countries is that the process and expectations of giving birth has changed in our society; coming from midwifery, as it has always been since the early times, to hospitals where it is now expected to give birth at. Midwifery was a common practice in delivering babies in

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Prenatal testing is used to help understand the health and state of an unborn child concerning any birth defects or any other health concerns to help families prepare for the child before it is born. Many physicians and families use prenatal testing in order to help determine whether or not a mother will want to continue with a pregnancy if there is “fetal impairment (that) is detected” (1650). This would then allow for the mother to make a selective abortion. While some information is helpful concerning the health state of the unborn child, there needs to be a distinction between acute injury and chronic disability. However, Asch reiterates that the terms “such as ‘heath,’ ‘normality,’ and ‘disability,’ are not clear” terms and that they vary

The birthing process is a commonly known, world-wide event, whether you are in the United States or in a different country. Everyone differs with their processes and customs throughout birth. Some women seek medical attention to help with their birth, as others tend to do it on their own with no help. With research we are able to learn, understand, and compare this beautiful aspect of life between different cultures.

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Giving birth in the hospital has become so normal in our lives that we can’t see any other alternative when thinking about childbirth. Due to the medicalization of childbirth, risks and fears of health complications can be addressed. However, it has led to women not truly being in control of their labor and delivery experience. Although the medical practice comes in handy when there is an emergency, the medicalization of childbirth has created a social reality that simply state that women are not in control of their own labor and delivery. The outcomes of the medicalization of childbirth have good influences on the health of the baby, but a negative effect on the women’s agency power and empowerment.

The birthing experience has been described as an emotional life-altering moment for women. Women should be allowed the opportunity to make personal choices regarding medical interventions for their birth and delivery options. This paper examines women within the hospital and home setting, the use of a mid-wife and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the effect of cultural authority and medicalization on the birthing experience.

The film “The Business of Being Born” gave the audience a behind the scenes perspective of giving birth. The film combines interviews with obstetricians, professional midwives, and medical experts while documenting the pregnancies of women who have chosen to natural at home births. The history presented by the film is gruesome and eye-opening. I myself had never really thought of what giving birth entailed. Society and the media taught me that going to the hospital and receiving an epidural was standard procedure; epidurals lessened pain. That was not the case in the film. While one might not describe a natural home birth as a walk in the park, it seemed far less painful and frightening than a hospital birth.

More “western” means of birth historically shared many similarities with Indigenous traditional birthing, but though medicalization this changed and our modern system was developed. Birth used to be expected to occur at the home, “It was only through the medicalization of women’s bodies that the credibility and knowledge of midwives and traditional healers was forcibly lost” (Shaw, Pp., 525, 2013). In contemporary “western” births, prior to birth pregnant women are advised to create a birth plan and eat and exercise properly as well as to go to prenatal classes. Birth and pregnancy is often seen as something that needs to be controlled and is sometimes treated as a condition, which puts most of the pressure and accountability on the mother

In Goer, Henci (1995) book “Obstetric Myths Vs Research Realities” the author reveals the roles of midwives in women delivery and how different it from the roles of an Obstetrician in a hospital setting. According to the author the midwifery attitude towards child birth is that of the mother being the “central role” in the whole scenario of child birth. The mother is the maestro in the orchestra and the midwife job is nothing less than support and guidance. The midwifery view is more of “empowering” the mother in leading the child delivery process. According to the author treatment starts with what the mother can do i.e. the mother’s potential powers and this compliments the midwifery practice. On the other hand, the author sees the medical approach to delivery very much opposite to what has been discussed as that of midwifery approach. The obstetrician sees the mother as incapable of making sound decisions on behalf of herself due to the enormous stressful situation she is going through. The author sees that the medical approach strips mother of her power to deliver naturally and that obgyn is obligated to intervene as baby delivery is a medical procedure and requires medical attention. Here the approaches are very different especially when it comes to providing care, where medical approach is more focused on medication for treating pain while midwives see that medication is “too risky and unnecessary” while alternative treatments do exist and help the mother a great deal.

When you’re first receive the news of being pregnant from a home pregnancy test many things run thru your mind. One of the most important is who will be your obstetrician? Finding one you like and also trust is very important. Early and regular prenatal care is crucial to a healthy pregnancy. Prenatal care is extremely important because it reduces the risk of pregnancy-related complications such as anemia, preterm birth, preeclampsia, complications of diabetes, or poor growth of the baby in utero. (https://bewell.stanford.edu/healthy-pregnancy)

According to the world counts website, the UNICEF estimates an average of about 353,000 babies born each day around the world. Most of these babies are either delivered by a midwife or a OB-GYN ( Obstetrics and Gynecology). Throughout history, up until about the 19th century, babies were delivered by midwives, which has now faded over the years and has become less popular. The technology and care has improved drastically and, “today there are more than 5,000 Certified Nurse-Midwives in the United States who attend approximately 150,000 births annually, primarily in hospitals”(History of Midwifery in the US). Midwives also have relationships with an OB in case of difficulties during labor. Many CNMs (certified nurse-midwife) will work in different practices, either with physicians in a group practice or at a hospital depending on the facility and its policies. Midwives attend to different needs of the mother. Such as emotional and physical needs and one-to-one needs. Midwives also give certain types of care based on the mother and babies needs.

Caesarean births mother are normally kept for 72 hours, which is the normal length of stay if the complications normal and not severe. This is to ensure the mother and baby receive best evidenced-based care and support and resources before they are been discharged. Upon reviewing her chart and working with her I learnt that, assessing postpartum complications are were not only limited to medical and clinical aspect but as a nurse I need to also beware of social and psychological cues when preparing the patients plan of care. As this is also considered a crucial complication/diagnosis that needs to be addressed. As nurses these are areas where we could advocate for the client because, the well-being of the baby and mother can be altered by these problems. I learnt that Social and psychological health is crucial to a mother’s capacity to function optimally, enjoy relationships, prepare for the infant’s birth, cope with the stresses and appreciate the joys of parenthood.

I believe an infographic would be an ideal digital marketing tool to get information about the app to new mothers. New mothers, and fathers, are figuring out their new routines, and how to manage their time while getting very little sleep. New mothers spend a lot of time sitting down feeding their baby. I don’t think they are enjoying many, if any, extended internet surfing sessions. They are more likely quickly scanning Facebook, or Instagram to post more pictures of the new addition, or reading the comments about the pictures that were posted previously. These new mothers are not going to spend a lot of time digging for information. Therefore, an infographic would get the important bullets of how this tracking app could help manage and create routines.

Life begins inside of the female body of a soon to be mother. After the sperm of that woman’s significant partner has reached her fertilized egg, she is then announced pregnant after her first missed period. During the mother’s nine month pregnancy, she could be experiencing excess weight, swollen feet or ankles, vomiting, emotional outburst, inability to sleep, unusual cravings, or depression. Normally, after these rough nine months of pregnancy for the mother, she is due to give birth to her newborn precious child. Everyday of the year, there are about 360,000 new born babies that are born. This enormous amount of births does not just represent one specific area, it is spread throughout the entire world. I have a personal connection with this topic and it is more than just an interest. For my future career, I have chosen to study to become a Labor and Delivery Nurse, preparing to become an Obstetrician.. Obstetrics is the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and the care of women giving birth. They concentrate on the pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period along with the expecting families. These physicians monitor the mothers and their unborn babies by using ultrasounds, listening to the baby’s heartbeat, taking measurements and urine samples, and answering questions or concerns that the pregnant woman may have about herself or her child. This all occurs in between her nine months of pregnancy. The mother should be able to feel comfortable with