Learn all about water birth

The water birth is a type of humanized birth, where the form and time to give birth of each woman is respected, because she has the absolute freedom of movement to express herself freely and be accompanied by the people she trusts, according to information published in Psychoprofilaxis Mountain.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth , the certified midwife Gabriela Zebadúa Baqueiro , explains the emotional benefits that parents get when carrying out the delivery in water:

The gynecologist Hugo I. Escárcega Pérez details that during the realization of Birth The heart rate of the baby and the mother is constantly checked to ensure that everything is in perfect condition.

During the water birth medical interventions are not resorted to (serum, oxytocin drip, public shaving) so that the woman feels comfortable and calm. Water is a resource that promotes relaxation and comfort for women while having contractions.

What are the differences between a natural and water birth?

The specialist points out that the state of weightlessness, characteristic of submerging in water, allows the expectant mother to feel less heavy and move freely and instinctively. In addition, the hot liquid relaxes the perineum, which is the set of muscles that hold the genitals.

In a natural birth , the woman has no choice of position, serum is administered and the episiotomy , which is the cut that is carried out to enlarge the vaginal opening.

Before the water birth , the woman pregnant he needs a preparation that is granted through a psycho-prophylactic course, where he learns to trust in the abilities of his body, to participate actively during the process. In the following video, the class is explained:

Stages of childbirth in water

1.- The woman is accommodated in the bathtub with warm water. Doctors use a heartbeat amplifier, specially adapted for the aquatic environment, which serves to monitor the baby, according to the portal mipartoenagua. In some cases, the mother feels the need to get out of the water, so that the baby is born out of the water.

2.- One of the symptoms of childbirth is when the mother can feel the expulsion reflex. When the baby's body comes out completely, the newborn is placed so that his face is out of the water, so the doctor can check it.

3.- The baby is placed close to the mother, so that they strengthen their affective ties, together with the father who is a witness of the whole process. This measure favors family harmony.

Specialists say that water birth is recommended for women who have a low risk pregnancy, with a heart rate. And you, would you like to have a birth in the water?


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