The Pros and Cons of Home Birth The demand for natural child birth and giving birth outside of the hospital setting is increasing in the United States. However it is a topic that remains controversial. There is no shortage of glowing stories from happy mothers of safely home birthed babies‚ but there are horror stories as well. Planned home births are generally considered safe for healthy women with low risk pregnancies being attended by certified nurse midwifes with a good system in place for
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When I give birth to my son Jeremy: Giving birth is a very joyous occasion. I never knew how great it would feel until I gave birth myself for the first time. At Lady of Lourdes Hospital‚ in October 24‚ 2011. It was such a special time in my life and I will never forget it. There are many phases you go through giving birth. During my personal experience there are three things that I remember the most about childbirth and they are the contractions‚ labor pains and the actual birth itself. Having
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Birth of a child can be such a happy time‚ especially when the little one is very healthy. We all have seen the movies when a new child is born‚ some of us are lucky to see it first hand. Some of us do get goose bumps‚ me being one of them. It is just so exciting to see that little life come out of what has been in that big belly for nine months. We sometimes refer to the birth of a child as labor. If only it was as easy as the name sounds. However‚ it is not. There are three main stages in birth
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Margaret Atwood’s “Giving Birth” includes a small set of future parents in a childbearing course. The group consists of numerous first-time moms and dads and only one lady who has given birth before: “She’s there‚ she says‚ to make sure they give her a shot this time. They delayed it last time and she went through hell” (830). In response to what she had said‚ the other people in her class looked at her weird. They are not clamoring for shots; they do not intend to go through hell. Hell comes from
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There are many different birth strategies. One is a natural birth‚ this means a birth without pain medication. Another birth strategy is a water birth‚ this is where the mother delivers in a birthing tub. It can be very soothing for the mother‚ and ease the pain of child birth. Hypo-birthing is also an option. This is where the mother visualizes a place of comfort and focuses less on the pain they are experiencing. Aromatherapy is also used to soothe the mother during birth. The scents of the different
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experience that every woman will remember in her lifetime. Almost every detail of the whole process can be definitely recalled by the mother‚ no matter how long it had happened. Every woman may have their own unique story of the parturition in every child she may have. But one thing is for sure‚ this amazing event is life changing‚ both an ending and a beginning. It marks the impending end of gestation and the start of a new family structure. The labor process is a time of different bursting emotions
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a living and support myself. Although‚ these two are major events that changed my life. There is one that changed my life forever‚ changed who I was‚ and my outlook on life. The birth of my daughter! Although‚ it was a . Having a child changes life so dramatically‚ regardless of how old you are when you have a child. I no longer lived for myself‚ my social life was taper down‚ I could no longer decide last minute that I wanted to watch a movie‚ or go shopping because I had an infant that needs
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hospital. I was sad because I would not be able to see my sister all day. I had to go to school‚ so I got ready and got on the bus. When we got to school‚ my teacher asked what is going on in class‚ I yelled my mom is in the hospital because she is giving birth to a baby. When I was in school‚ all I did was telling my friends about my sister. At the end of the day I got on the bus
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I argued the fact of inducement‚ I knew my baby would come when he was ready. My doctor insisted the pregnancy could become dangerous‚ because I was already two weeks overdue. I thought for a moment. If this may risk my health‚ or the health of my child‚ then I’ll do it. I was told to be at the hospital at five a.m. on February 9th. Later that day‚ I had my mom take me out because it was my last day before becoming a mother. We went shopping for last minute items and went out for dinner. When dinner
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Tammy Roton Composition I-231 Giving Birth Control to Teenagers July 8‚ 2011 Giving Birth Control to Teenagers The matter of teenage contraception is a hotly contended matter in contemporary societies the world over. The controversy pits proponents of pragmatism who argue for the addressing of an undeniable reality of teenage sexual activeness and exponents of teenage contraception who hold that the provisions of contraception methods to teenagers will only fuel their risky and premature
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