Giving Birth From The Eyes Of A Doula

There is a list of complications which tend to prevent Natural Birth from being a real choice.

These are limited and hard to list, but:

1. If you wish to have a natural birth and your doctor is advising you to reconsider due to health risk factors then listen to his or her concern in detail.

Ask questions and take a second or even third opinion to discard any potential conflicting ideologies between you and your doctor and avoid future regrets.

2. If you get the same opinion, you can validate your comfort level with your exciting doctor.

3. If you get a different one, a third opinion should be able to settle your doubts.

And at the end, you may choose to stay which whichever one you felt the most comfortable with.

The baby is now born and at home, yes, however, this new life story is just getting started…

Birth experiences have inherent factors that may enhance or inhibit recovery - some of the ones that inhibit include:

• Abnormalities in infant development
• Persistent physical problems in the mother
• Lack of Social Support for women/couple
• Feeding problems
• “High needs” colicky baby
• Sleep deprivation in mother
• Postpartum mood disorders
• Poor relationship with partner or family

The factors that enhance recovery include:

• Good relationship with the caregiver
• Support and assistance from a doula
• Labour of normal length
• Minimal procedures
• Normal vaginal birth
• Healthy, term newborn
• Adequate rest
• Good healing of incisions
• Help at home

Parents nowadays are constantly feeling overwhelmed by thinking “how do I entertain my child”.

Suddenly new age kids seem impossible to satisfy as parents, they act with so much anxiety and a new kind of issue arises – which has the term of Separation Anxiety: Anxiety from the separation of the mom and baby due to any kind of intervention.

Women and families need responsible institutions to prevent it when is not required and address if for circumstances where clinical intervention had to be part of the birth management for the highest benefit of the mother and/or the baby.

The awareness of the effect of separation anxiety due to birth has on adult depression is rising to the point of reviving and popularizing a traditional ancient ritual like the one called: rebirthing.

The take away from this is that birth choice is not a decision to be taken lightly if you have the capacity of getting the right education.

Each choice has a consequence and as a mom-to-be, I find imperative that currently we:

• 1. Go beyond our belief system
• 2. Find answers to make informed decisions
• 3. Find access to the support we need

So that moms can deal with what may come after the choice has been made.

To speak to Annie Ortiz, the certified doula from Unique Natural Birthing, please click on any of the 'contact' options below.