What do you think about giving birth to your first baby at home?

So many people I read say they’d like a home birth for their second or third babies, but birth their first in hospitals. Why is this?

As a midwife who has delivered many babies at home I can say that there is no reason why you shouldn’t have your 1st baby at home. If you are a fit healthy woman who has an uncomplicated pregnancy then the evidence is that you are probably safer at home. You will get one to one care from your midwife, are less likely to be interfered with, less likely to get hospital acquired infections. Midwives are the expert in normal pregnancy and childbirth, and so long as you get one who is truly comfortable and confident she will be the best safeguard you can have to prevent complications. We are trained to spot potential problems and deal with them before they become a serious issue. Confidential enquiries in the U.K, which look at why things go wrong repeatedly come up with one to one care by a midwife to be the most important factor in preventing serious mistakes and complications. Sadly, in many hospitals you may share your midwife with at least one other mother. People who are against home birth often have no confidence in women’s abilities to birth their own babies, quoting things that can go wrong. Sadly, most of the things that go wrong for healthy women with normal pregnancies are created by interference. Interference then causes a cascade effect which goes from bad to worse. Epidurals are a good example of this. They have been proven to slow labour, this leads to drugs being used to speed it up, which in turn can cause fetal distress, which can then result in an assisted delivery or even a caesarean section. Question people who have horror stories and you will often find that either thay had a complicated pregnancy or had interference in hospital. Having your baby at home does not mean you can’t have pain relief, you can have gas and air and usually pethidine, just no epidural, but again, evidence has proved that women who give birth in a relaxed comfortable environment need and use far less pain relief and usually have quicker labours. Trust your body and have your home birth. Hospitals are for sick people and those with problems.

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