Giving birth at home

perezoso says on Jul 19, 2008, 07:52:

It's increasingly common for people to be born at home in the US.... with a normal pregnancy and delivery, there's not really any reason to go to the hospital.

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Monita Linda says on Jul 19, 2008, 08:58:

It used to happen a lot in Europe too. Nowadays, most women prefer the safety of a hospital.

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Azul says on Jul 19, 2008, 09:02:

Totally normal...in the US and in Colombia.

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Alma del Norte says on Jul 19, 2008, 11:44:

2 of my British ex-novias where born at home. It's not a disease.

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SUERTE GRINGO says on Jul 19, 2008, 12:16:

Is the OP pulling our leg, no one can be this naive.

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truthspeaker says on Jul 19, 2008, 12:18:

Noooo, why?... how could you think something like that?

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vicshere says on Jul 19, 2008, 12:19:

hey i was born at home

listo

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sloopskipper says on Jul 19, 2008, 15:33:

It seems that the OP is not really too plugged in to what's happening. Home birthing was again on the increase, with mid-wives, even before I left the U.S., six years ago.

It would certainly not seem so surprising that it would be frequent in rural Colombia.

My wife was from The Netherlands and I think 6 of 7 siblings were born at home (but that was in 40s-50s).

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Jul 19, 2008, 15:36:

I was born at home, like my two elder brothers. My two younger sisters were born at the hospital.

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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vicshere says on Jul 19, 2008, 19:44:

woow what happened to all the post that were on here...looks like some of them are gone

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 19, 2008, 20:10:

I would guess in rural Colombia, and even in 3rd tier (35,000 people or less) cities, it is quite normal. My wife's mother was born in a house, Guayabetal. I don't have a lot of first hand knowledge - but the impression I get is, is that child birth in the home is considered "normal" outside of the second tier cities like Buca, Villavo, Manazales, Piera, Tunja, etc. Sorry for any misspellings - drunk without a spellchecker.

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 19, 2008, 20:35:

For the record - I can't imagine my child being born in a house with a midwife ... but it is not uncommon outside of cities in Colombia. And my own father was born in his house in Germany. But I am totally for the hospital, real doctors, waiting room with cigars and TV, etc. The house thing creeps me out.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 20, 2008, 07:08:

home birth....new? hmmmmm. at last take, i heard it's been goin on for about 4 billion years.

dwmte

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sloopskipper says on Jul 20, 2008, 07:39:

Robert Jorge says on Jul 19, 2008, 20:35: flag

"For the record - I can't imagine my child being born in a house with a midwife ... but it is not uncommon outside of cities in Colombia. And my own father was born in his house in Germany. But I am totally for the hospital, real doctors, waiting room with cigars and TV, etc. The house thing creeps me out"

Seems a bit scary to me, if things maybe might not go well.

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GregYohn says on Jul 20, 2008, 08:56:

Hola!

My baby was born in a Clinic hospital in Cali via C section. The cost was covered by insurance except for the private room. REALLY, with a C section, a private room is good since I was able to be there during the middle of the night. There was no reason we wanted home birth, since C section was our plan, but I still would expect natural birth would have been better at the hospital, in case there was a medical emergency that happened during the birth.

It was REALLY nice that they had a one person sofa bed in the private room. It was much better than I expected. We had many nice designer chairs when guests showed up too! The cost was maybe $35 a night extra for the private room, but would have been free for a non private room. I just would not have been able to stay overnight, but just getting to stay there was good! I assisted in the middle of the night, instead of waiting for a nurse to get there!

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dwmte7 says on Jul 20, 2008, 12:30:

i've been VERY involved with home birth, however, i choose not to discuss it at length. i would seriously suggest anyone interested in the GOD designed, natural way, read "special delivery" it will bring you up to speed and get the bullshit outta your head.

dwmte

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 21, 2008, 08:39:

My grandmother was a midwife from the 30s-70s out in the farms of Andes, Antioquia. This place is packed with coffee farmers and back then, not sure about now, all they had was my grandmother to help them deliver their babies.

Diana

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Cerealkiller says on Jul 21, 2008, 08:45:

If a mother is healthy and her pregnancy is not a risky one there is virtually no reason for her to go to the hospital and expose her newborn to potentially fatal infections. In many cases a home provides a cleaner environment for a newborn in terms of MRSA and C. Diff.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 21, 2008, 11:08:

CK don't know what that last stuff is. but GOD designed it. it works throughout nature...without midwives. one needs only have faith that they're part of that natural order and that they haven't been singled out for problems anymore than the mare and her llegwa.

dwmte

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 21, 2008, 13:18:

I think it's up to every woman to choose. I've also heard that underwater births are increasing. As for me, give me drugs until the sucker comes out.

Diana

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Cerealkiller says on Jul 21, 2008, 13:28:

Douglas MRSA and C. Diff are hospital bugs, they can produce acute infections and -if not properly treated- death. The problem with these bugs is that they're already resistant to antibiotics so once you get the bug it can be very hard to treat. All hospitals have a problem with these bacteria and a newborn's immune system - I assume- is pretty weak at birth.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 21, 2008, 14:21:

nice, CK lets all go to the hospital.

dwmte

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 21, 2008, 14:26:

Underwater births - at home, in a small plastic swimming pool in the living room (so the whole family can watch) and supervised by a midwife - those are gaining in popularity, too.

I'd hate to be the one stuck with pool clean-up duties.

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 21, 2008, 14:27:

Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 21 (today):
I'd hate to be the one stuck with pool clean-up duties.

I've seen the ones they do at home in the bathtub and no, they're not very pretty. =X

Diana

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Lisa Zee says on Jul 21, 2008, 22:19:

I would never want to have it at home, because I do not like pain, I told my doctor on my first visit:" I want drugs". It was horribly painful, those days the only drug they gave was the epidural, after you have suffer for 12 hours!!!.

And to think that there are native women squatting in the woods alone!... Hay Dios mio!

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dwmte7 says on Jul 22, 2008, 04:44:

aw, lisa, it only hurts for a little while.

dwmte

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Cerealkiller says on Jul 22, 2008, 05:14:

Douglas my mom would beg to differ and say it hurts for a lifetime.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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dwmte7 says on Jul 22, 2008, 08:33:

well, CK, after this long....they autta pull the little devil out and get it over with.......jeje

dwmte

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:44:

My sister had to have an emergency C-section and didn't have any pain at all, you can barely see the scar and she recovered in no time.

I'm doing that foh sho!

Diana

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Mr. Hollywood says on Jul 22, 2008, 09:54:

In answer to the original poster, there's actually a HUGE difference in birthing practices between the social classes "estratos" in Colombia. I'm willing to bank that most babies in rural Colombia are born at home. Also in the less affluent segments of urban society. But among the upper middle and upper classes of Colombia they'll look at you like you're nuts if you talk about having a baby at home. Also, there is a huge number of elective cesarians among that same social group.

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 22, 2008, 10:13:

Apparently, Brazil now leads the world in C-section deliveries (44% of births).

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/43561.html

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dwmte7 says on Jul 22, 2008, 16:05:

pity.....

dwmte

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