Home birth is done at home, usually chosen by women looking for a more welcoming and intimate environment to have their baby. However, it is essential that this type of delivery is carried out with excellent prenatal planning and with the support of a medical team, to ensure the health care of the mother and baby.
In addition, it should be remembered that home birth is not recommended for all women, as there are situations that contradict it, such as women with diabetes, hypertensions or pregnant pregnant women, as they present an increased risk of complications during childbirth.
- It is also important to remember that.
- Despite the comfort and comfort of the home.
- Some studies show that home birth increases the risk of death of the baby.
- As it is a less prepared place to attend to any kind of complication.
- The work and birth of the baby can be unpredictable.
- For this reason.
- Most doctors are against home birth.
- Especially those who do not have medical assistance.
Let’s clarify some of the main questions on this topic
Home birth can only be done by healthy pregnant women who have received comprehensive prenatal care and have naturally given birth. To protect the health of the baby and the woman, home birth is not recommended if the pregnant woman has the following situations:
These situations increase the risk of complications during childbirth and it is unsafe to do so outside the hospital environment.
The home birth team must consist of an obstetrician, nurse and pediatrician. Some women choose to give birth only with doulas or obstetric nurses, however, it should be understood that if there is a complication during childbirth, there will be a greater delay in receiving the first medical care and time is crucial during an emergency.
Home birth is not armed by the SUS, so women who wish to do so must hire a team specialized in this type of birth.
To hire a home delivery team, the cost can be, on average, between 15 and 20,000 reais, which varies by location and amount charged by the professionals involved.
It is true that, in most cases, normal delivery occurs naturally and without any intervention. However, it is important to remember that any birth, even in healthy women, can develop with a certain type of complication, such as difficulty in contraction and uterine dilation, a real nodule in the umbilical cord, changes in the placenta, fetal suffering, uterine rupture or uterine bleeding.
Thus, being at home during childbirth, if any of these complications occur, will delay the onset of life-saving care for the mother or baby, or prevent the baby from being born with sequelae, such as cerebral palsy.
Home birth is similar to normal delivery in a hospital, however, the mother will be in bed or in a special bathtub. The work usually lasts between 8 and 12 hours and during this period, the pregnant woman should eat light foods, such as whole foods, fruits and cooked vegetables.
Clean equipment such as disposable sheets or garbage bags is required during the procedure, as well as a clean, heated environment to receive the baby.
Anesthesia is not performed during home delivery, as this is a type of procedure that must be performed in a hospital setting.
It is important that the medical team responsible for home delivery has the equipment to use in case of any type of complication, such as bleeding or delay in the baby’s departure. Therefore, there should be suture wires, a local anesthetic, pliers or resuscitation equipment for the baby, if necessary.
However, in the event of a more serious complication, such as bleeding or fetal distress, the pregnant woman and the baby need to be immediately transferred to the hospital.
Yes, today many hospitals have humanized birth programs, in a very welcoming environment for mother and baby, with a team specialized in this type of births.