Underwater Birth : An Alternative For Women

Giving birth to a baby is the most amazing and miraculous experiences for parents and their loved ones. Every woman’s birth story is different and full of joy. Furthermore, the process from the moment a woman knows that she’s pregnant to being in the delivering room is very critical to both her and the newborn baby. Prenatal care is extremely important and it can impact greatly the quality of life of the baby. In this paper, the topic of giving birth will be discussed thoroughly by describing the stories of two mothers who gave birth in different decades and see how their prenatal cares are different from each other with correlation of the advancement of modern medicine between four decades.

Childbirth is one of the greatest privileges on the earth anyone could have and we, as women, should feel proud to be major contributors for it. Thus, a mother has to play a key role in aiding the healthcare workers to mitigate the health crisis associated with childbirth by performing her duties faithfully. One such associated health crisis is “Premature (preterm) birth” which occurs when the baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of gestational period (CDC, 2015). The rate of preterm birth ranges from 5% to 18% of babies born across 184 countries (WHO, 2015).

Over the years birthing methods have changed a great deal. When technology wasn’t so advanced there was only one method of giving birth, vaginally non-medicated. However, in today’s society there are now more than one method of giving birth. In fact, there are three methods: Non-medicated vaginal delivery, medicated vaginal delivery and cesarean delivery, also known as c-section. In the cesarean delivery there is not much to prepare for before the operation, except maybe the procedure of the operation. A few things that will be discussed are: the process of cesarean delivery, reasons for this birthing method and a few reasons for why this birthing method is used. Also a question that many women have is whether or not they can vaginally

First off, by definition a water birth is a birth in which the mother spends the final stages of labor in a birthing pool, with delivery

She was also put on bed rest for two months until we were delivered (Frances Castellnao, personal communication, April 2016). At 36 weeks they turned off the terbutaline pump and she immediately started having contractions. My brother and I had turned sideways so they decided a cesarean would be the safest delivery for us. We were born two minutes apart, Carlos was first and then I came along. We each were 6.5 lbs. at 36 weeks (Frances Castellano, personal communication, April 2016). We both were put on oxygen, but after a few days we were fine. According to Trawick-Smith (2014) “every culture has specific beliefs and practices regarding brining new babies into the world” (pg. 91). My family’s culture played a large role on my mother’s pregnancy, although she delivered my brother and me through a western childbirth procedure, she followed many of the customs of our culture. For example, she visited the local curandera, which is a healer, on a regular basis. After my brother and I were born, our family was complete.

As medicine has advanced greatly over the centuries, a large amount of people across the globe would suggest that a baby should be delivered in a hospital setting. A hospital birth has many, if not the most, positive aspects to its approach. As far as experience, knowledge, accessibility, and safety goes it is top notch. It takes twelve years to become an Obstetrician after graduating high school. At this point in time, one has learned and gained immense wisdom and knowledge about the human body studying the course of pre-medicine and medicine. Not only has an Obstetrician gained educational knowledge

A. Setting: the study will be conducted in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Zagazig University Hospitals.

While watching the video, the one thought I had in my mind was, to bear a life is phenomenal. Even before to watch, I was thinking I might attempt the water birth when the time comes. It was also astonishing to learn that through the water birth, the baby has a high possibility of being an ambidexterity. The woman only took around five minutes to give the birth! Nevertheless giving a birth is painless, however, her face was filled with comfortable and happiness. Through the video I realized, with the love and passion toward a baby, the mother can leave behind all the pains from giving a birth. Therefore, my goal is to bear my child with the love in a natural way, under

Therapeutic techniques offered by midwives, such as hydrotherapy and water births, have been a topic of debate. Critics claim that water births can cause a series of problems for the mother and the baby. Water temperature has been an issue brought up, obstetricians feared babies would breathe in water and drown, and pediatricians worried that infants would develop infections. According to Sheila Kitzinger, “further investigation revealed that [temperature] was very unlikely to be the cause of these babies’ problems” (214). An infant drowning is an understandable fear; however, a baby is more likely to drink the water than to breathe it in and retain fluid in their lungs. A baby’s lungs are not fully developed at birth, and this is why aspiration

• The fetus has a condition that affects the strength of his or her bones, such as osteogenesis imperfecta, or a bleeding disorder, such as hemophilia.

According to historians, the first water birth can be traced all the way back to ancient Egyptians. It’s the process of giving birth in a tub of warm water, some women choose to labor in the water and get out for delivery. Or other’s decide to stay in the water for the delivery as well. The theory behind water birth is that since the baby has already been in the amniotic fluid sac for nine months, birthing in a similar environment would be easier on the baby and not as stressful for the mother. But there still is a risk for infection from the water not being sterile. (Feldman, 2015,

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.

The number results allowed the study to utilized a simple approach to show results in an easy to read manner. By using a bar graph, it has allowed viewers to see the preference between the two options of homebirth or a hospital birth. An exploratory design was used in the quantitative approach to explore this phenomenon with little knowledge known about the particular preference. The study also used a qualitative research approach to gain a more in depth and personal answer to the question of birthing preferences. By asking the surveyors as to why the specific answer was chosen, the survey was then able to categorize each answer by the anonymous questionnaires’ choices. Based on using a qualitative research, the survey used an ethnography approach in which only allowed women who were between the ages of 19 years through 25 years of age and attend California Baptist University to participate. The women who were surveyed were also required to have never given birth in order to participate in the study to allow the study to focus on the current generation who is beginning to have

There are multiple advantages to water births for both mothers and babies. Starting with the mother, the warm water is soothing and comforting to the mother during her birthing process. Another is that it makes a mother’s labor faster. Also, the buoyancy of the water allows more efficient uterine contractions and improved blood circulation resulting in better oxygenation of the uterine muscles, which means less pain for the mother, and more oxygen for the baby. Another is that immersing in water can help lower high blood pressure caused by anxiety. An advantage for the baby is that a water birth provides an environment similar to the amniotic sac.

The beginning stages of life start with prenatal development. This is the most essential part of the human development process. Prenatal care for a woman starts from the egg is fertilized until the actually delivery of the new born. When it comes to prenatal development, there are many concerns in care. Some of the main areas of concern are the actually care that woman received while being in this stage. Most writing and viewpoints that are shined on this topic are for the advancement and importance in prenatal care. The general population has desire to know more about what can be done to assure a health child at birth. What I will be sharing is different reading on the topic of adequate prenatal care and its success and results. I have gather information from serval different scholarly journals and published books upon this topic. I will go in and analyze the data and information that is given from each article and break down what is essential to know.