Apart from being quite dangerous (study says women who undergo a C-section even when they don’t require it are ten times more likely to be admitted to the ICU) C-section surgeries are also much more expensive. These days, women afraid of being coerced by doctors to deliver through a surgery, are now seeking help from the traditional midwives, as they are beginning to feel that it is safer to give birth at home!
These midwives have been trained thoroughly about the process, have practiced for years, and there are institutes dedicated to the cause of teaching the art of midwifery too. Jeniffer Crasta from Birth & Midwifery, India tells us, “Mothers and babies do far better in a natural birth. It is a pity how these days women are being advised against a vaginal delivery. Even before hospitals came into existence, babies have been born, so why rush to a hospital when one can have the entire process done under the care and supervision of an expert at your own house? When there is a woman birthing at home, we ensure that all the routine antenatal checks are made. After the birth, our workers diligently carry out post-natal visits, and counsel the families about various vaccinations for the baby.”
“Many women opt for a C-section delivery because of the fear of going into labour,” says Dr. Monica Mahajan, who is working with a reputed hospital in New Delhi. On her views on birthing at home, “Home births are ideal in case of a normal pregnancy,” she says.
At a time when doctors are trying to make financial gains at the risk of putting the lives of naïve mothers in danger, birthing in the comfort of your house, under the supervision of a veteran is an option many would-be mothers, might want to consider. Could careless and callous doctors and hospitals have pushed us so far that it is time for us to cut the cord between birthing and hospitals?
These midwives have been trained thoroughly about the process, have practiced for years, and there are institutes dedicated to the cause of teaching the art of midwifery too. Jeniffer Crasta from Birth & Midwifery, India tells us, “Mothers and babies do far better in a natural birth. It is a pity how these days women are being advised against a vaginal delivery. Even before hospitals came into existence, babies have been born, so why rush to a hospital when one can have the entire process done under the care and supervision of an expert at your own house? When there is a woman birthing at home, we ensure that all the routine antenatal checks are made. After the birth, our workers diligently carry out post-natal visits, and counsel the families about various vaccinations for the baby.”
“Many women opt for a C-section delivery because of the fear of going into labour,” says Dr. Monica Mahajan, who is working with a reputed hospital in New Delhi. On her views on birthing at home, “Home births are ideal in case of a normal pregnancy,” she says.
At a time when doctors are trying to make financial gains at the risk of putting the lives of naïve mothers in danger, birthing in the comfort of your house, under the supervision of a veteran is an option many would-be mothers, might want to consider. Could careless and callous doctors and hospitals have pushed us so far that it is time for us to cut the cord between birthing and hospitals?
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and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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Zee Business Best B-School Survey 2012
Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Session at IMA Indore
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