The term of your pregnancy falls around December 25? Do not panic, the midwife Anh-Chi your advice so that your delivery takes place serenely, even during the holidays.
A delivery is always a moment filled with emotions, but if your term falls around the holiday season, stress can quickly take over. What if baby decided to play surprise guests on Christmas or New Year’s day? In this case, many questions arise: can your gynecologist be present on D-Day, and the anesthesiologist? Will the hospital be as well equipped as well as in normal times?
To start, tell yourself that spending Christmas or New Year’s Day in maternity can seem sad, but it is for a wonderful reason: the birth of your baby. Your loved ones will take advantage of the holidays to come and see you, and the midwives will be there to cheer you up. If you have other children, explain them that the arrival of their little brother or little sister could upset the holidays, but that they will thus receive the most beautiful gifts. This moment, imbued with magic, will remain engraved in the memory of the whole family.
If you stress at the idea of giving birth at the end of the year, know that, contrary to what one might think, “During the holiday season, even on December 25, there is always a continuity of care and an available medical team”, explains anh-chi tone, liberal midwife. In each maternity hospital, whether in the hospital or in the clinic, a guard system is set up. A obstetrician, a midwife, a pediatrician and an anesthesiologist are generally always present for childbirth. So you will never be alone in maternity. As for the doctor, it is difficult to know in advance who will take care of you. “In the public hospital, you never know who we will fall on while in clinic, patients are followed by a particular doctor. If the practitioner is absent, there will always be his pair to take over”, comments the specialist.
Another scenario that we do not always think of, if you have to join your family for the holidays, always take your medical file with you, as well as its ultrasounds, its blood test results etc, in case, if you were to give birth in a hospital far from your home. “Above all, do not take the risk of traveling if you feel contractions or if your cervix is changed. From 37 SA, I do not advise to travel pregnant”, underlines anh-chi tone. And if the work begins, too bad for the Christmas Eve meal, you have to go to the emergency room quickly and everything will be fine!
