Home birth: pros and cons

Home birth is becoming a popular trend. However, not everyone understands that in our country it is almost impossible to ensure the safety of childbirth at home. So before you decide where to give birth, ask yourself: why do you want to give birth at home?

Perhaps you are afraid of rudeness and extortion in the maternity hospital. But alas, you won’t be able to buy attention and professionalism at home either. In doing so, you expose yourself and your child to unnecessary risk. If there is bleeding, the ambulance may not make it to the hospital in time. This is one of the main disadvantages of home births in Ukraine.

The second problem is competence. To give birth at home, you need to find doctors who will agree to help. An ambulance should be on duty at the entrance in case of emergency hospitalization. In the traffic jams of big cities, you simply cannot get to the hospital.

In addition, giving birth at home increases the risk of complications and death of the mother or baby at least twice. One of the advantages is the opportunity to relax among loved ones. Although after giving birth it doesn’t matter where to rest.

Dr. Komarovsky advises not to take risks and give birth in a maternity hospital. And for a successful home birth, you need a prepared room, pregnancy monitoring, a doctor’s report on the health of the mother and child, a professional obstetrician and an ambulance at home.

To sum up, home birth is a dangerous and risky experiment. It is better to choose a proven option for childbirth in a medical facility with qualified personnel. Your health and the life of your child are the most valuable. You shouldn’t take risks for the sake of the dubious fashion for home birth.