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		<title>Using a Midwife for Giving Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.pregnancybabyblues.com/the-common-criticisms-to-using-a-midwife-for-giving-birth</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People normally think of doctors and hospitals when they think of having a baby delivered.But there is definitely a growing movement among women who are actually wanting to go more natural.  There are some women who are foregoing the medication during delivery to have a more natural delivery. Part of that movement of going natural is using a midwife to deliver a baby.  There are many advantages to this that we are going to look at in this article. First of all some people think using a midwife isn&#8217;t safe.Since the doctors have all the medical equipment necessary, they normally think that having a baby with a doctor is the safest thing.  But this isn&#8217;t true since most midwife deliveries are only done with safe pregnancies.  In other words if there is any history of complications it will not be performed with a midwife.  Other then that as a San Diego midwife I know first hand midwives know what to do in medical emergencies. Another criticism is that midwives won&#8217;t be using any medication that women need.  That is false because women don&#8217;t need to have drugs for delivery.Drugs, as a matter of fact, are the major reason why most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwifery and its Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One way of delivering a baby is by hiring a midwife.It may not be as common as delivering in a hospital but it is already gaining popularity among mothers.The reason why it is not as popular is maybe because a lot of people think it is not safe.This means that not a lot of technology used on pregnant mothers are used in this method. And with not a lot of technology people associate it with being not advanced or safe.So in this article we will be talking about the technological advances that midwifery incorporates in their practice. Well as a San Diego midwife I know first hand that midwives are starting to use more technology.Although the main goal of midwifery is to use more natural ways in delivering a baby.It is still possible to incorporate some technology in this practice.An ultrasound is one technology that midwives also use.  So finding the sex of the baby can be done with a midwife. Another advancement that is being done in my homebirth midwife San Diego service is that we do have emergency equipment at birth.  Things like equipment to resuscitate.And many more emergency tools and equipments that may be needed at times.These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What midwives do during a pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the methods of delivering a baby is using a midwife.This is usually done at the homes of the mothers.And also, this method is usually done naturally.Natural means that there are no drugs administered to a mother during her delivery.  There are many women who have chosen this method for many benefits.  Some of the benefits include no drugs and a more relaxed environment at home. So we  shall look at the role of a midwife in delivery. So first of all let&#8217;s define what a midwife is.A midwife is someone who assists pregnant women during their delivery of their babies.They are usually not doctors.  But as a San Diego midwife there is many other things that I know a midwife does.Naturally, they cannot do what a doctor can do but they have a lot of things they can do that can help a pregnant mother. Most of the time, their jobs concentrate on assisting in the delivery of the babies.But they also give advices and assist during the whole 9 months of pregnancy.And also, they still assist the mothers after the delivery.  So most women who are midwives San Diego have a huge job when it comes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of waterbirthing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the options on having babies that women have but is not that popular is waterbirthing. This is the delivery where an expectant mother is placed in a tub filled with water.  From there she delivers the baby. This method has a lot of benefits in store for the mothers and babies.And even if it is not that popular more and more women are now undergoing this method.We are going to discuss the benefits of these method in this article. First of all having a baby in water is very beneficial to the woman and the baby. As a San Diego midwife I have seen it firsthand.  The benefits to the woman is that the water soothes some of the labor pains.  It allows the muscles to relax more.  This allows for a quicker delivery. Another benefit that people will get fro this method is that there is no drugs used because it already soothes the muscles of the mother and it also eases the pain of delivery.  A lot of times the waterbirth allows the woman to have the baby naturally. I have seen it a lot of times while having a waterbirth in San Diego.  Women who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does a midwife do for pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If a woman gets pregnant there would be a lot of important decisins that should be decided upon immediately. They need to choose a doctor.They need to find a suitable hospital where they can give birth to their babies.  And there a few other things.Most women don&#8217;t realize that they also have the choice of opting for a natural delivery. That is when mothers do not want drugs to be administered on them during the delivery itself. This method is gaining a lot of following as more and more people become more concerned with their health.Midwifery is the one profession that can hep in this kind of situation. What is midwifery?  It is the practice of assisting women to give birth naturally. There are other defintions. But this explains it simply.  As a San Diego midwife that is the job which is to help a woman attempt to deliver naturally.There can be a lot of benefits from this.  Mainly of course no drug use. And without using drugs the delivery goes faster.  Because most drugs slow down pregnancy.  Now not only are women attempting to deliver naturally there are some choosing the home.  They are choosing the home to deliver [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwifery and the wrong things people think about it</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Midwifery is a health care profession that helps expectant mothers.They are there when the mothers are giving birth and they also provide prenatal care. And they also provide postpartum care.  In general, midwives are not usually nurses although they can be. But they have rules and regulations and they also have a governing body.But what are the misconceptions about them? The misunderstanding stems from the practice of giving birth at home.  In my practice of helping women as a San Diego midwife, homebirths are where people get confused.People think that home birthing is an unsafe way of delivering a baby. But if the pregnancy is a low-risk one then this method is very safe.  Midwives do have some medical equipment for emergencies.Most complications are avoided because of the method that they deliver babies. This is where the benefits come.  As some midwives in San Diego perform their services they do it with a natural delivery.This is the kind of delivery where medicine is not needed or rather, no medicine is administered to help in labor.  No medicine is used to help the pain.But not using medication to help ease the pain of birthing is a good thing since it makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advantages and disadvantages of homebirth</title>
		<link>http://www.pregnancybabyblues.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-homebirth</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the choices women have during pregnancy is how they will deliver. When I say how they will deliver I am referring to a hospital delivery or a homebirth. Most women don&#8217;t know that they have a choice on how to deliver their babies because they think that giving birth at their own homes is dangerous.But of course there will be skeptics who don&#8217;t believe in this method.  But with careful research they can see there is a lot of evidence to show that it is. Now the safety of a homebirth has been questioned.  From my observations from my practice as a San Diego midwife I have found it to be absolutely safe. From the 300 homebirths I have assisted in the dangers are just the same as if you were to deliver in a hospital.Having a baby in the hospital or at home doesn&#8217;t make any difference in minimizing those risks.  But it also doesn&#8217;t raise those risks either. So what are some of the dangers?One danger that people worry about this method is when complications arise while having a baby.They presume that the people who administer homebirths are not nurses and they are not medically inclined.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advantages of water birthing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the ways of having a baby that isn&#8217;t common but is gaining in some popularity is water birth.It is not like the usual way of giving birth where the patient needs to lie down on a medical bed.But it is safe to use in giving birth to a baby.  So what we are going to do is look at the water birth process and it&#8217;s benefits. These are going to come from experience that I have gained as a San Diego midwife.  First of all water birth is the process of having a baby in water.A tub full of warm water is the usual place to do it.One reason why they say water birthing is good for the baby is because the baby will enter an evironment similar to where he lived for 9 months which is water.The babies have been in water inside the mother&#8217;s womb for 9 months and using this method helps the babies get adjusted. Also studies have shown that it is an effective form of pain management.  For women that is a big relief to here. Most of the time this procedure makes no use of medicine.  I have performed many without medicine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Other options to delivery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is pretty much agreed that the usual way to have a baby is when you deliver in a hospital.Or to be more precise, a lot of people think that when you have a baby that you have to use medicine. In this piece we are going to try to shatter some of those assumptions.We are going to show you some other methods that might prove to be better. Of course these observations are going to be coming from the viewpoint of my experience running a San Diego midwife service.If you don&#8217;t know midwives in general are women who help other women during the delivery of a baby.Usually all the time without needing to use medicines in a homebirth. So why are there a few women going with this alternative method?For a quite a few women who do choose this method and understand it, they have several factors for it. First of all, when you don&#8217;t use medicine in the labor, it actually makes the process of labor and delivery faster.A lot of women don&#8217;t even know that using medicine actually causes the labor to slow down.Women always use it because they are told it helps with the pain, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Different options during pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the happiest times for a woman is during pregnancy.  So many woman long to have children.It is in the time of the pregnancy that those desires come to reality. During the pregnancy plenty of choices and decisions are going to have to be made.One of those decisions and options is the method of delivery.It is a little strange to imply that there are different options be there are.  A lot of women usually go with using medicine to help deliver a baby.But there is a strong movement of women who make the choice of going natural.In other words no use of medicine to help with the delivery.  I have seen this from first hand experience as a San Diego midwife.  It is from that experience that I want to share some benefits. So why is it that quite a few women are opting for a non medical delivery.A few reasons.First point is that a lot of women are now realizing that medicine actually makes the delivery go slower.When you have so much pain and your only desire is to have the baby as quickly as possible, using medicine kills that purpose.  Many women are starting to realize that.What [...]]]></description>
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