Partner birth - we give birth together

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Recently, partner births are gaining more and more popularity. Today it is not just a fashion trend, as it was 10 years ago, but a constant practice in maternity hospitals. Which is not at all surprising, because people who have gone through joint childbirth advise everyone around them to follow their example.

The reasons why families go to partner births can be different. Firstly, this is the traditional fear of women in labor before maternity hospitals. Pregnant women, getting acquainted with the experience of their predecessors, are afraid of rough treatment by the medical staff, they are afraid of replacing the baby, they simply do not want to be alone. The presence of a loved one will help in such a situation to cope with psychological discomfort. Who else, if not the husband, will tenderly take the woman in labor by the hand and talk to her affectionately in difficult times. Only a loving person knows what words to choose to comfort and give confidence.

Secondly, a husband in childbirth is not just moral support, but also an observer. He alth care workers are reluctant to go to partner births, because in the presence of their husband they are forced to pay more attention to the woman giving birth than usual. Yes, and the future mothers themselves in thiscase, they feel and behave more boldly and become more demanding of the work of medical staff.

Thirdly, during the period of contractions and at the time of the birth of a child, women also need physical help. Men can give a massage that eases contractions, control the breathing of a woman in labor, or simply help change clothes and climb onto the bed. In addition, it has long been observed that during childbirth, many women perceive better what their husbands say, and not doctors and midwives.

Fourthly, future fathers in practice proudly take on the role of the parent who first took the child into his arms. According to experts, in men who have gone through a partner birth, the paternal instinct wakes up faster and a close connection with the baby is established.

Despite the fact that childbirth is a natural process, for an unprepared person, they can be a real test. Therefore, it is important to prepare as best as possible for this wonderful moment - the emergence of a new life. For couples who decide to give birth together, you must choose a birth preparation center. These can be courses at antenatal clinics, as well as classes in maternity hospitals. Classes are conducted by specialists-obstetricians, as well as psychologists. Preparation includes practical exercises on pain-relieving breathing, massage, teaching the right behavior at the time of the birth.

In addition, the program often includes a video that clearly shows how the birth goes. After completing this coursemen better understand what to do during childbirth and how to help the expectant mother and child.

Thus, men play a very important role in childbirth. They are able to provide moral and physical support to their spouses. And the presence of the father at the time of the birth of the child makes this event a truly family one. Men who have already gone through joint childbirth have the most positive feedback and themselves urge to give birth only together.