In water, under hypnosis or at home using a doula, there are several ways to give birth to her child. Advantage, drawbacks, and precautions to take before deciding.
More and more pregnant women want give birth in the most natural way that is. In water, under hypnosis or at home accompanied by a Doula, Future mothers are looking for a different way of give birth to their baby. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these deliveries? What method is made for you?
“More natural, more intimate and much less medicalized”, this is what the mothers will tell you who chose Home delivery. Surrounded by the dad and the liberal midwife who followed them throughout pregnancy, they give birth to baby in the family cocoon.
- Is it for me? Yes, if you have a pregnancy without any health problems and you are not afraid to give birth without an epidural.
- The most: The desires of the mother are respected (piece where birth will take place, childbirth position, music, meals …) and everything is done gently.
- The least : The risks involved if the birth does not take place as planned.
With or without prior preparation, Hypnosis can greatly help during childbirth. It can also focus on pain while fully living the birth of her child. Guided by the voice of the midwife who proposes to immerse himself in a happy imagination (reassuring thought where one feels good: on the beach, in the arms of her man …), the mother “forgets” the pain and the fears are soothed.
- Is it for me? No particular contraindication, but some people are more receptive than others.
- The most: Some mothers really manage to obscure the pain of contractions and then experience a serene childbirth.
- The least : few midwives know the assistant under hypnosis, but you can also exercise it alone.
There are several positions to give birth! The one required by most maternities (sitting, legs apart) is far from being the most comfortable for the mother. Bernadette de Gasquet, doctor and yoga teacher even describes her as being the “worst” positions since she is not very comfortable for the mother and that she lets everything to the baby (since mom is motionless). She therefore advises put on the side or on all fourssupported by dad, according to the desires of the mother who will adopt the position where she feels comfortable to push.
- Is it for me? Yes, if I am really motivated to change position.
- The most: A childbirth where mom and dad are active!
- The least : A method not always accepted by medical staff because it controls the advance of baby less well.
Still unusual in maternityities, delivery in water However, has been the subject of several studies indicating the benefits of this method. Birth aquatic center offer patientsgive birth in a suitable bathtub. This bathtub is equipped with a seat and a transparent window with waterproof gloves for the intervention of the midwife. The mother enters the water during work to relieve herself. It is exercised on its breathing and relaxes thanks to the water jets. When the expulsion time arrives, the midwife is placed in front of the window and can maneuver.
- Is it for me? Yes if your pregnancy is not pathological.
- Most : less use of the epidural, forceps, less damage to the perineum and a reduced delivery time.
- The least : Still fewer equipped maternity.
- Is it for me? Doulas are for all mothers! But more particularly for those to whom medical support is not enough, those who are mothers for the first time or even solo mothers.
- The most: A person available 24 hours a day, who comes to your home and knows your story, your questions.
- The least : the risk that the doula is the only interlocutor of the parents (and therefore their only referent). In addition, their services are not reimbursed by social security. Note: the prices are between 10 and 13 euros per hour. Many Doulas offer packages and adapt to home revenues. Where to find a doula?
The Doula is a guide who helps become a mom. Present before birth, during if the mother wishes and afterwards, she answers parents’ questions and supports them psychologically. She has no medical diploma and does not replace medical monitoring of pregnancy. She is a confidant for dads and mothers, a mine of information and 100% available support.
