Contractions, childbirth and the birth of a childwill bring you a lot of surprises. Try to minimize them. Avoid, for example, such a situation: you have decided to give birth at home, but are afraid of hospitals or do not like them and therefore enlisted the support of the medical institution. To your surprise and dismay, unexpected complications arise. Now you and your child need exactly the help that you do not want to use. You rush in without warning branch »Ambulance», where you are immediately stigmatized as »one of those irresponsible fans home birth.» You find yourself a stranger midwife, hospital staff less than polite and sometimes hostile. As the doctor does not know you or your gynecological pictures, you are at risk and should be able to do a caesarean section, not to increase the risk even more. You will provide the necessary medical care, but it is unlikely you will get the support and sympathy of the share, which are so necessary in moments of fear and despair. If you think everything through in advance, such a scenario can be avoided.
If you are planning a home birth with a midwife,advance pobespokoytes support physician. Have your midwife can be a constant or a doctor, you will find your own. Depending on the doctor's attitude to home leave, he (or she) may oppose your decision. Make several visits to the chosen doctor during pregnancy. The first - in the first trimester, and then a few weeks before birth. Explain to the doctor, why did you decide to give birth at home. With particular emphasis placed on the fact that you come to this with full responsibility and do not allow a stupid risk. Such a visit is necessary for two reasons. Firstly, you do not want surprises. And suddenly found out the reason that home births would be unacceptable? If in doubt, your doctor may offer you an ultrasound to check the position of the fetus and placenta, as even experienced hands can not always define it correctly. Ultrasound eliminate all ambiguity. Secondly, it is necessary to agree with the doctor, so that he took your birth, if there is a need for hospitalization. This happens in 10 percent of non-hospital births.
Even if you've decided to give birth at home, it should beforesee the possibility of moving to a medical facility. Make sure that it is close to home and you can use them in an emergency.
• Is there a nearby hospital maternity ward? Ideally, the hospital should be a ten to fifteen minute drive from your home.
• Can you use the ambulance service, if you have to be hospitalized urgently?
