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October 20, 2009
Midwifery and the wrong things people think about it
Filed Under (Medicine) by jeandit

Midwifery is a health care profession that helps expectant mothers.They provide prenatal care and, obviously, they are there when the expectant mothers are giving birth. And they also provide postpartum care.Midwives are not nurses but if they choose to, they can be. But they have a governing body so they are being regulated.  But where do the misunderstandings come in?

The misconception comes from the practice of giving birth at home.  In my practice of helping women as a San Diego midwife, homebirths are where people get confused.People think that home birthing is an unsafe way of delivering a baby. But if the pregnancy is a low-risk one then this method is very safe.Midwives also carry necessary medical equipments in case something unavoidable happens.  And in general because of the method of deliveries most complications are avoided.

This is the part where the benefits come in.  As some midwives in San Diego perform their services they do it with a natural delivery.This kind of delivery involves no medicine while birthing.  No medicine is used to help the pain.But not using medication to help ease the pain of birthing is a good thing since it makes the delivery happen faster.Because most of the women do not know that medication will slow down the delivery.So by not administering medicine to the mother the delivery would be faster.

Plus as some women perform waterbirth deliveries this adds another benefit. From doing waterbirth in San Diego in my practice the water eases the delivery.The water soothes the muscles of the pregnant mother resulting to an easier delivery of the baby. Plus the baby is birthed in water reducing the shock and stress for the child.

As you can see there are some things that people wrongly think of about midwives and their chosen profession.But I’m hoping that you will understand that this method is safe for low-risk pregnancies.Also, they have a regulating body.And that is the reason why midwives also need to undergo extensive schooling about their chosen profession.They know some medical procedures that may be needed in their said profession.So mothers should not worry about their safety while giving birth since midwives have all the necessary medical equipments for emergency purposes.This can be a viable choice for women with low-riskpregnancies.

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