Question

As a healthcare professional, what would you tell expecting parents of the different options they have for giving birth? Please provide details of each delivery in your post including the pros and cons of these approaches and remember to reference/cite your work. 300-350 words

Answer 1

Expecting a child is the most beautiful feeling in the world. Every indiviual tries to enjoy each phase of their pregnancy but are always concerned about the delivery of their child. There are various methods for the child birth. They are listed below:

Natural birth: It is the most historical method and conventional method used for child birth. Most of the mothers choose to deliver their baby using this method. In this method the baby is born through the birth canal.

Advantages of natural birth are:

• The mother will have a sense of accomplishment after the child birth and she can have complete control over the process of child birth.
• No risks of drug side effects, which may harm the mother or the baby.
• Minimal risk.

Disadvantage of natural child birth is:

• Trauma associated with it

Medicated Childbirth: The pain of the natural childbirth is too traumatizing, so the alternative to it is medicated childbirth. In this type of childbirth, the woman receives medication, which acts as a pain-killer and eliminates the pain of labor. The physician uses an IV drip mode to administer the analgesic into the body of the patient and the anesthetic blocks the nerves that carries the signal of pain.

Advantages:

• The mother who gets labor pain for longer duration can use the pain medication to get some rest.
• It is useful in the cases where the mother fears about her labor or gets very anxious.

Disadvantages:

• This medicated childbirth can cause the blood pressure to drop suddenly, and then the mother may require oxygen and IV fluid.

Water Childbirth: This is gaining popularity in urban areas nowadays. This can be done at birth cnetres or at home as well. In this kind of child delivery, the expecting mother gives birth to the baby in a small tub or a pool of warm water.

Advantages:

• In water childbirth the mother feels less stressful as the warm water provides buoyancy and
• It reduces the pain which allows for more efficient contractions and improves the blood circulation.
• The water birth is also gentle for babies as the environment

Disadvantages:

• If you get into the pool before labour is underway, there are concerns that you could slow down the onset of labour
• Birthing pools are not available in all birthing units

Cesarean Childbirth: This is the most preferred mode of childbirth in the urban areas nowadays, as mothers are afraid of the pain associated with natural birth. In a cesarean childbirth (C-section), the baby does not deliver through the birth canal but through incision in the mother's abdomen or uterus.

Advantages:

• You won't have the pain of contractions to contend with

Disadvantages:

• Excessive blood loss and anesthetic risk.
• It also requires prolonged stay in the hospital and also a longer recovery time.
• The risk for placenta problems continues to increase with every C-section a woman has.