Home birth is a safe option for healthy low risk mothers, with good outcomes and higher satisfaction ratings that hospital birth.
Should Mothers give Birth at Home?
Tag: Natural childbirth
My Unassisted Birth
An overdue pregnancy and unassisted birth ended in success!
Giving Birth in your Sleep : Natural Childbirth
Some women are able to give birth while asleep. There are 8 factors that can assist towards this end.
Preparation for Birth
There are many things to consider when preparing for Birth:
What ‘s so great about Waterbirth?
Twelve great things about waterbirth and how it enhances natural birth, bonding and skin to skin attachment and protects the mother and baby dyad
Why Home Birth? Seven South African women share their stories
For a healthy woman, home birth is an option that is not often considered in South Africa. Many women seem to desire to give birth in any number of private hospitals where their caesarian section rates are approximately 80%. Most women do not know that home birth is an option, especially when a natural birth is desired.
Vaginal Birth After Caesarian – Your Human Right?
I have just returned home from attending the first Human Rights in Childbirth Summit 2015 on the continent of Africa, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Participants included delegates, doctors, midwives, lawyers,