Reasons for having a waterbirth
Posted by TheGrubster in Uncategorized on August 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment »Having a baby is the one of the most precious moments for a woman.The joys of bringing in a new life into the world is like none other. Although it comes with great pain, most women will agree it is worth it.
As a San Diego midwife I would like to share with you a method that you might not be aware of.It is also known as waterbirth.
Waterbirth of all the methods of delivery has been described as one of the gentlest of methods.It utilizes and requires the use of a bath or pool that is heated.A few woman will just use the water for the pain of the labor part. They do this because the heated water is pain relieving.It soothes and relaxes the tissues.
Other women also use it to deliver the baby.They don’t leave the water till the delivery is all the way through.Even till the placenta is delivered all the way through.
The whole process is usuallly performed and helped by someone called a midwife. If you are in San Diego there are plenty of midwives San Diego.You are going to want to have an experienced one.
Why do quite a few women pick this way of delivering over the hosptial method? As mentioned, labor and delivery is very painful.A majority of women will use the drugs to try and stop the pain.But for quite a few women they do not want to introduce drugs into their body in fear of harming the baby.Using waterbirth for delivery helps ease some of the pain.Because of the
heated water it soothes the tissues and helps with the pain.
Most women will have this done through a natural process. They will not use any drugs to cope with the pain.A lot of times this causes the labor to proceed much faster.Because when you use the drugs it can really slow down the labor.
It is a safe alternative of delivery.For a few women who might want to have a natural birth this could be the method to go with. I have seen many happy deliveries as a San Diego licensed midwife. All it takes for a woman is to research and see
how safe it really is.
