I had been mentioning in all my previous labor support stories about Birth Pool and WaterBirth deliveries.Does all labor been decided only by the couples. Actually its NO.
Family plays a vital role in their decision making process. Couples who are coming for my pregnancy classes or childbirth classes comes alone. They are not accompanied by family members mostly thinking ancestors will not favour to their thoughts.
I usually reinforce on having atleast on family member in my Pregnancy Classes.
I could see vast difference in the couples who choose to bring and who choose not to bring at the time of labor. Family members play a crucial part during Labor in our community mainly in South Indians.So there expectations and anxieties towards labor is far more different than current generation .
If they been educated on the outcomes and advantages towards the birth, they do readily agree for sure. But either way if not informed of they come to see the scenario happening in the labor room which is not up to their expectation means they get to a panicky mood of what will happen to baby, baby may drown or may be something life threatening to either mother or baby. Which will directly influence the couples decision making process and the whole idea of birth changes.As I always says to all my couples in the antenatal class is
'you are a vulnerable person at the time of labor so decision making will be difficult but your knowledge will not allow you to become a victim"
So I respect every ones view on labor it differs from person to person but not the same for anyone.
Family plays a vital role in their decision making process. Couples who are coming for my pregnancy classes or childbirth classes comes alone. They are not accompanied by family members mostly thinking ancestors will not favour to their thoughts.
I usually reinforce on having atleast on family member in my Pregnancy Classes.
I could see vast difference in the couples who choose to bring and who choose not to bring at the time of labor. Family members play a crucial part during Labor in our community mainly in South Indians.So there expectations and anxieties towards labor is far more different than current generation .
If they been educated on the outcomes and advantages towards the birth, they do readily agree for sure. But either way if not informed of they come to see the scenario happening in the labor room which is not up to their expectation means they get to a panicky mood of what will happen to baby, baby may drown or may be something life threatening to either mother or baby. Which will directly influence the couples decision making process and the whole idea of birth changes.As I always says to all my couples in the antenatal class is
'you are a vulnerable person at the time of labor so decision making will be difficult but your knowledge will not allow you to become a victim"
So I respect every ones view on labor it differs from person to person but not the same for anyone.
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