Childbirth

They are trained professionals who support women maintain a healthy pregnancy and having optimal recoveries during the postpartum period. However, a midwife is different from a physician. Midwives are trained regarding pregnancies and childbirths but do not go to medical; they do not carry the title of a doctor. The most traditional birth attendants in the late nineteenth-century were the neighbor-woman midwives; they act “as midwives to their own family or nearby friends in the absence…

The book titled ‘Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood’ by Naomi Wolf is a book detailing the author’s perspectives and experiences of her pregnancy, birth, and motherhood period. It is a well researched book intersecting with personal accounts of experiences of pregnancy and birth while relating it to the birth culture in America. The book had three major parts which detailed the author’s pregnancy period, the birth period and the period after birth In…

is led to be believed because of the womens rather stoical attitude toward childbirth. Meanwhile this was the cultural ideal way. Some women did often help, usually from her mother. If she was living with her husbands family she would receive help from his female relatives’. In their culture having an uncomplicated childbirth is reflecting her full acceptance of the child bearing. In contrast to that a complicated childbirth may be seen as rejection of child (Shostak, 161). They also didn’t…

Practitioners”). Depending on where a midwife works, she or he could earn a different pay. On average a midwife gets paid 107, 460 dollars a year, and 51. 67 per hour. Midwives are increasing by 31 percent. Midwives are very important, because there are many childbirths every single day (“Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners”).…

and maternal-mortality rates. According to the film, the newborn death rate for the United States is the second worst in the world (Epstein, Lake, & New Line Home Entertainment, 2008). The film reinforces a cultural disrespect towards normal home childbirth as a causative factor. Fascinatingly, the film highlights how the American maternity system has fallen…

back pain. Women typically gain 20 to 30 pounds during pregnancy, but they need to be careful because excessive weight gain can be a sign of gestational diabetes. It is at this point that you will want to prepare yourself for childbirth. There are three stages to childbirth. The first stage is the early stage and it has three phases. The latent stage during which the contractions might be as much as 20 minutes apart and might even be mild or resemble menstrual pains. The active stage of labor…

your due date inches in, you become curious about the well-being of your little one. At such a sensitive time, knowing the position of your baby can re-assure you that everything is fine and in place. Generally, the most ideal placing for a normal childbirth is considered to be the downward head. Nevertheless, not every pregnancy might be perfect on its own. Thus, belly mapping is one technique that can come to your rescue and help ensure a healthy delivery. Also read-…

significant gender-based health disparities still remain in many countries. The most widely recognized reproductive health disparities are maternal and infant mortality. Maternal mortality refers to deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth while the infant mortality refers to deaths of young children, typically those less than one year of age. The rate of infant mortality is often used as an indicator to measure the health and well-being of a nation, because factors affecting the…

There is no doubt that the greatest gifts we have ever received are our children; however, the aftereffects of pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding can be somewhat bothersome, especially for women who have given birth to several children and/or multiples. Common Aftereffects of Childbirth, Breastfeeding and Pregnancy The effects on the abdomen area include overstretched skin, loss of muscle tone and excess fat deposits. There may be negative affects to the breasts as well. Following…

6 Ways to Support a Breastfeeding Mother It isn’t as easy to breastfeed as it seems. Many times, a mother who wants to breastfeed and even has a good supply of milk is unable to successfully breastfeed her baby due to lack of support. Apart from a good milk supply and latching, the single most important thing that a breastfeeding mother needs is support from her family. A woman’s life completely changes once her baby arrives. She is emotionally and physically weak and is still healing. She now…