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THE FATHER IN CHILDBIRTH 2

Posted under Men's Health-Erectile Dysfunction by admin

Many hospitals now realize that their attitude to a woman in childbirth was too authoritarian and are beginning to review their procedures to make sure that their staff are less officious and that childbirth is made more pleasant for the expectant mother. Most now agree that the child’s father (or some other close relative) has a right to be with the expectant mother during labour if she wishes. Increasingly nursing staff are talking with mothers during childbirth, explaining what they are doing and why. Some hospitals have begun to pay attention to their physical surroundings. They have reduced the ‘clinical’ appearance of the delivery room. A few have introduced ‘birthing rooms’. These rooms are furnished like a bedroom in a house, and contain a double bed. The woman stays in this room and, if everything progresses normally, delivers her baby in it; but should a threat to the baby’s health or life arise, the room can be converted rapidly into a traditional delivery room, or the woman can be moved to a delivery room.

One of the most important changes is the realization by hospital staff that the child’s father (or some close friend) plays an important role in supporting the expectant mother during childbirth. Most women fear being left alone during childbirth, and the presence of a loved one reduces the anxiety of being in a relatively impersonal institution, where the staff seem to be constantly hurried and change often.

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