What a stunning way to start the weekend, supporting this lovely family to welcome their little one earthside at #home in the #pool
Just in time for her big sisters to wake for breakfast & give her a proper welcome #HomebirthJustHappened #HomeWaterBirth #namedmidwife #continuity
Homebirth Myth-Busting
Question: Am I a Homebirth Sort of person?
Answer: Maybe
There is no set “homebirth sort of person”,
homebirth can suit people with a variety of backgrounds, beliefs and experiences. Home birth allows many women to remain in their own familiar and comfortable environment.
The main hormones that facilitate labour, Oxytocin (the love hormone) and Endorphins (your natural morphine), are produced when you are relaxed, safe and comfortable. The best place to birth is where you feel safe, supported and empowered.
In their recent systematic review,
Reitsma et al (2020), explored the outcomes of 500,000 planned homebirths. They Concluded that “Among low-risk women, those intending to birth at home experienced fewer birth interventions and untoward maternal outcomes.”
If you are having midwifery led care (low risk), you are an ideal person to consider a homebirth.
If you have additional considerations recommending obstetric input in your pregnancy and would like to explore the option of homebirth, please contact the team for an individualised discussion.
For more information about birthing at home contact the team for a chat at rsch.homebirth.referrals@nhs.net
Read this birth story of a previous client who didn’t think that she was a homebirth sort of person before she met the team https://surreyhillshomebirth.org/2016/09/20/home-birth-sort-of-person/
It has been a privileged to support this experienced mum as she navigated her options and developed a birth plan that supported her to safely welcome her baby earthside at #home in the #pool #continuity #homebirthjusthappened
This incredible mum navigated her options to safely birth her baby with our @RSCH_Maternity colleagues and we still have the privilege of supporting her in these precious early days. #continuity #BirthIsAmazingWhereverItHappens #HandpaintedHome
It was a bittersweet day today saying goodbye to this lovely family who birthed their baby at the start of the month with our RSH colleagues. We have been privileged to support them throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period. #continuity
Last night the team had the pleasure of supporting this lovely family for the second time as they welcomed their second baby earthside #HomeBirthJustHappened
This amazing first time mum knew that she had everything she needed within herself to birth her baby.
She adapted to the changes and challenges her pregnancy brought and birthed her baby safely in to the world with the support of our @RSCH_Maternity colleagues #BirthIsAmazingWhereverItHappens
This morning the team has the privilege of supporting this family as they welcomed their second baby earth side.
This baby was in no hurry to meet her big sisters and was far too comfortable snuggled up with her mummy.
#BirthIsAmazingWhereverItHappens
“ I am youth, I am joy, I am a little bird that has broken out of the egg”- Peter Pan, J M Barrie
The team were privileged to support this incredible mother as her and her husband calmly welcomed another chick to join their nest. #BirthIsAmazingWhereverItHappens
