After watch the movie "The Business of Being Born" it really got me thinking about my future for when I have kids. Do I want give birth at home or at a hospital? From what I got from the movie is if you go to the hospital most likely it will end up as a C-section. Which to this day has become very common now. Heck you can pick a date now as to when you want to have a baby and it would be a C-section. Hospital just want to get you in and out and the quickest way is a C-Section. But once you have your first C-section if you have any more it could cause problems. Also at hospital they give you alot of drugs which could effect the baby with a Midwife they use very minimal drugs and tyr to keep you as comfortable as possible. Well I read an article in the Time magazine and it was about midwives vs. doctors. About 99% of all births int the US take place in hospitals and the US is ranked 29th in the world for infant mortality. The home births infant mortatliy rate in the US is roughly 1.7 per 1,000 which is the about the same if it was born in a hospital. Midwives thinks that having a midwife is not less safe than a hospital births. In some areas there was not an increase mortatlity risk with low risk home births. Even though with having a midwife there can always be a high risk of problems, and that is when they will decided to go to the hospital. Then getting to the hospital thats when they doctors judge you and wonder why you wanted so long to come in. Now the doctor my take care of someone else's case, but someone else' problem. Thats enough to sour them on the entire profession.
My Question for you:
What is your opinion on midwives vs. hospital?
Do you think its more risky to have a midwife and a birth at home instead of going to the hospital?
Do you think that C-sections are becoming more common these days?
After watching the movies, did it make you question hospitals and they way they run thing?
-Jamie B.
I think midwives are awesome! i would be one if i didn't think it would stress me out. i think that birthing a child into this world without the stress, drugs, and panic that usually accompanies this event is great. however, some women have to use hospitals; complications, cost, and location being some of the reasons. i don't think it is inherently more risky to use a midwife; actually, hospital births are likely to be more risky because of the drugs they use and the position the woman must lay in to give birth. I have questioned hospital births before this movie--it has only made me more solid in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Cat. The process of birth is such a personal, emotional, sensitive experience, and I think midwives are the best equipped to handle this. It seems that midwives care much more about the status and comfort of the mother, and the ultimate goal is to do everything possible for the best interest of her. Meanwhile, hospitalized births often have many other interests and priorities to organize - as you mentioned, time efficiency and money are examples. Especially knowing that the two options are equally safe/dangerous, it seems that choosing a midwife over a hospital would be the most ideal situation to give birth in.
ReplyDelete-Ami J.
I personally don't think that midwives are bad and that people should use them if they are looking for that natural birth. I don't think that I could ever not have my baby in a hospital. I would be too nervous that something would go wrong and that I wouldn't have the help needed for myself or baby. I am the type of person that always will think of the worse case sinerio and even though hospitals can be dangerous, I just feel as if they are the best choice.
ReplyDelete-Sam F.