Natural Childbirth Compare To Medicate Births
How Does Natural Childbirth Compare to Medicate Births?
Jennifer Rasmussen
COM/220
June 6, 2010
Julie Freydlin
How Does Natural Childbirth Compare to Medicate Births?
One of the most natural things for a woman’s body to do is give birth. Once a woman knows that she is with child, she begins deciding what will be best for her and her child whether it is what to eat, whether or not exercise, and even what her birth experience should be. Although it is difficult for women to go through the pain of childbirth drug-free, natural childbirth is safest for both mother and baby when both are healthy because unnecessary drugs and surgeries can be dangerous and there are other ways of relieving pain without drugs. Other than the well known options …show more content…
Often once medical intervention begins in labor it continues because each intervention will lead to another. Some women have their labor stalled once they are given an epidural and then need to have Pitocin administered to help them to dilate, and if that doesn’t work a caesarean section is then needed to relieve mother from a long, labor. Another complication can be that mother feels too groggy and disoriented to continue or that the baby’s vital signs can drop, again causing the need for a caesarean section to be performed. It is a well known fact that one of the epidural side effects is that it interferes with labor hormones and therefore the speed and quality of labor. In rare cases, an epidural can have dire consequences and can lead to …show more content…
“Midwives will automatically refer a woman to an obstetrician if she has high blood pressure, heart problems, high blood sugar, or low iron. The midwife will continue to check a woman physical and emotional state during regular prenatal visits. Most importantly midwives will not hesitate to refuse to attend a home birth if they have the slightest inclination of a serious complication that may require a hospital setting.” (Handling Complications During a Home Birth, Barbara Harper, RN on January 1, 1999) A larger number of midwives will not perform home births any longer because of the possible complications that can be dealt with much more quickly at the hospital. “Often the midwife will have a good rapport with the hospital staff and the birth experience can still proceed as if the mother and midwife were still at home.” (Handling Complications During a Home Birth, Barbara Harper, RN on January 1, 1999) Time can be of the utmost importance when dealing with complications such as mother or baby’s vital signs dropping or rising quickly. If birthing at home one has to add travel time to dealing with the complication, but at the hospital doctors, medications, and equipment are readily available to correct the
Jennifer Rasmussen
COM/220
June 6, 2010
Julie Freydlin
How Does Natural Childbirth Compare to Medicate Births?
One of the most natural things for a woman’s body to do is give birth. Once a woman knows that she is with child, she begins deciding what will be best for her and her child whether it is what to eat, whether or not exercise, and even what her birth experience should be. Although it is difficult for women to go through the pain of childbirth drug-free, natural childbirth is safest for both mother and baby when both are healthy because unnecessary drugs and surgeries can be dangerous and there are other ways of relieving pain without drugs. Other than the well known options …show more content…
Often once medical intervention begins in labor it continues because each intervention will lead to another. Some women have their labor stalled once they are given an epidural and then need to have Pitocin administered to help them to dilate, and if that doesn’t work a caesarean section is then needed to relieve mother from a long, labor. Another complication can be that mother feels too groggy and disoriented to continue or that the baby’s vital signs can drop, again causing the need for a caesarean section to be performed. It is a well known fact that one of the epidural side effects is that it interferes with labor hormones and therefore the speed and quality of labor. In rare cases, an epidural can have dire consequences and can lead to …show more content…
“Midwives will automatically refer a woman to an obstetrician if she has high blood pressure, heart problems, high blood sugar, or low iron. The midwife will continue to check a woman physical and emotional state during regular prenatal visits. Most importantly midwives will not hesitate to refuse to attend a home birth if they have the slightest inclination of a serious complication that may require a hospital setting.” (Handling Complications During a Home Birth, Barbara Harper, RN on January 1, 1999) A larger number of midwives will not perform home births any longer because of the possible complications that can be dealt with much more quickly at the hospital. “Often the midwife will have a good rapport with the hospital staff and the birth experience can still proceed as if the mother and midwife were still at home.” (Handling Complications During a Home Birth, Barbara Harper, RN on January 1, 1999) Time can be of the utmost importance when dealing with complications such as mother or baby’s vital signs dropping or rising quickly. If birthing at home one has to add travel time to dealing with the complication, but at the hospital doctors, medications, and equipment are readily available to correct the