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This is a personal account based on my experience during a postnatal visit to a home where a new mother had given birth, in the town where I live. My own visit was because I was accompanying a midwife and observing the steps that the midwife takes. But while I was in the house I witnessed a situation with a young mother and a midwife that caused me considerable concern. This is a reflective account of that situation, and what should have been done, what could have been done, what are the correct steps a midwife should take to care for a primagravidae mother who is having problems getting her newborn girl to breastfeed -- all of those issues will be discussed and critiqued in this paper.
Home Births, Breastfeeding, Paperwork, and Priorities
Home Births: It is not a unique idea to give birth at home. I have always applauded women who preferred to have their babies in the comfort and shelter of their own homes. In fact I have done the research for this paper and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, the number of home births increased by 29% from the year 2004 to 2009 (MacDorman, et al., 2012). In 2009, there were 29,650 home births in the United States, and although that only represented 0.72% of all births in the U.S., and the great majority of home births are attended by midwives (just 5% of home births were attended by doctors (MacDorman, p. 3).
Why do many women prefer home births? I asked this question of the midwife I was with that day and she didn't have an answer other than to say that some women want to stay home and others want to be in a hospital in case there are complications with the birth. The CDC article points out that the percentage of home births that were "preterm" (early) was 6% and the percentage of births that were preterm in hospitals was 12% (MacDorman, p. 5). And the percentage...
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