Home Birth
In most cultures throughout history, women have given birth at home. The majority of women worldwide continue to birth their babies in non-hospital settings today. In many cultures birth is viewed as an integral part of family life. Today in the United States advances in science and technology account for many positive changes in our quality of life, yet more and more women from all walks of life are choosing to give birth the old-fashioned way — in their own homes. Though each couple may have individual reasons, most plan homebirths because they believe that most of the time pregnancy and childbirth are normal functions of a healthy body — not a potential life-and-death crisis that requires the supervision of a surgeon. It takes a high degree of commitment and responsibility to go against the majority who believe hospital births are better. Studies done comparing hospital and out-of-hospital births indicate fewer deaths, injuries and infections for homebirths supervised by a trained attendant than for hospital births. No such studies indicate that hospitals have better outcomes than homebirths. If the following Myths intrigue you, perhaps you’d like to investigate homebirth for yourself.
Homebirth Myths:
Myth #1 — Hospital births are statistically safer than homebirths.
Myth #2 — You can get more professional attention in a hospital than you could get at home.
Myth #3 — The more modern technology you have on hand, the easier and safer the birth will be.
Myth #4 — A hospital is a more sanitary place to have a baby than at home.
Myth #5 — A hospital is the most comfortable place to have a baby.
Resources for your consideration and encouragement:
www.mybestbirth.com/video/spanish-mattress-commercial?xg_source=activity
