How to take birth at home?

Childbirth at home is not the best decision a pregnant woman can take. In this case, the risk of severe, unpleasant and even fatal consequences is very high. Especially it is not recommended to conduct independent childbirth at home for women at risk, this is:

- women aged 25 and over;

- Primitive women;

- women who underwent a caesarean section operation.

The first actions with rapid delivery

But what if the birth begins swiftly and reaches the maternity hospital is not possible? First, you need to calm down and not give in to panic. Moreover, it is necessary to do this not only for the parturient woman, but also for that person (especially that) who is next to her. Now rationally approach the evaluation of the available time and only then take any measures.

Estimating time - do we have time or not?

In most cases, it is common for pregnant women to panic and tell others that the process has started and the baby will soon be born. However, this is not always the case. At this point it is very important to understand at what stage the process of delivery is.

1. Contractions.

If a pregnant woman feels the contraction of the uterus through a certain, equal time interval, which is at least 3 minutes, then this is a contraction. Then you have about two hours left. Your actions in this case should be to get to the maternity hospital as soon as possible. Of course, every case is individual, and if you really understand that you can not get there in time, then it's better not to take risks, but use the time of battles in order to prepare to take delivery at home. At home, it's better to do it than in a car.

2. Attempts.

A pregnant woman feels an unbearable desire to go to the toilet "in large", the contraction of the uterus occurs every 1-2 minutes. This process is called attempts, with it you have almost no spare time and it's time to take delivery.

Unfortunately, there are situations when a pregnant woman has to give birth alone, without anyone's help. And this, in spite of the fact that pregnant women in the late term are categorically not recommended to stay alone for a long time. Independent childbirth - the situation is unpleasant, but not fatal. The main thing is to stick to a specific plan of action and to have at least some information about how to take birth at home.

Actions to be performed by the woman in childbirth

First, prepare everything that can theoretically be needed in the process of delivery. Boiled warm water, disinfectant solution - alcohol, cologne, iodine, manganese solution, clean sheets (rags, T-shirts), rubber pear for sucking mucus from the mouth and nose of a newborn, sharp scissors or knife (if time allows, immerse the device in a disinfectant solution for a few minutes).

Secondly, find a place where you will be most comfortable. Place the necessary things at your fingertips. Remove the clothes completely or just the bottom part, as you will be more comfortable. If possible, place a mirror in front of your lower body. So it will be easier for you to make independent childbirth at home. Home births need to be constantly monitored.

Third, take a comfortable right position of the body: ideally half-sitting or lying down. Under the back, you need to put something hard, so that you can rest. Bend your legs in your lap.

Fourth, try to be as nervous as possible and focus on the correct breathing. Begin to push.

In the women's consultation, all future mothers are told and show how to push right. Most often in the process of giving birth, this information disappears from the head of the woman in childbirth, and then midwives come to help. In our case, you give birth alone, without anyone's help, to tell you what and how - no one, so as soon as possible remember all that is necessary.

The right approach to attempts

So, the woman in labor during the attempt should press her chin to her chest, bend the knees as much as possible and hold them with both hands. Take a deep breath and hold your breath, during these actions you need to strain, that is, direct the pushing action to the perineum. Then gently exhale and again take a deep breath and tense. During the time of one contraction, the maternity leave must be at least three times.

So, we continue the birth of the house without helpers. As soon as the mother will feel that the baby's head has come out of the birth canal, she needs to put her hands under her buttocks and thus hold the newborn's head. We continue to push the baby, it remains to pass the shoulders, and the body and legs will pop out instantly. Everything, the baby was born. But we continue the birth process.

What to do after the appearance of the baby

The newly mummy should gently, slowly, put the baby on her stomach or, if the length of the cord allows, on the chest. Next - clean the child's mouth and mouth of mucus so that he can take the first breath. Wipe the face of the child with a damp clean cloth. The parous should remember that it is necessary to give birth to another "baby's house" - the placenta. Then go on to cut the umbilical cord.

How to properly cut and process the umbilical cord

After the birth of the baby, it is very important to properly cut the umbilical cord, which connects it with the mother throughout the pregnancy. This process is much easier than the independent birth of the house . It is enough to own information. So, it is necessary in 10-12 centimeters from the navel of the newborn to tie the cord with threads dipped in a disinfectant solution. After 10 centimeters tie again. Using sharp scissors, cut the umbilical cord and treat it with iodine, alcohol or, in extreme cases, with a green. Make a gauze bandage.

After processing the umbilical cord, the newborn must be wrapped in warm, clean things. The woman in childbirth should press the baby to her breast and remain in this position until the ambulance arrives, which will take the mother and the baby to the hospital for a detailed assessment of the health of both.

Actions at home birth with an assistant are practically the same as those performed in the process of independent birth. Only the position of the parturient woman is simplified, since the process is controlled by another person who will help to perform certain actions, including the first caring for the baby.

Practice shows that you can spend childbirth at home. Reviews are very diverse: someone advises to try to avoid this, someone on the contrary, recommends. In theory, everything goes without complications, but in reality there can be a number of troubles.

In order not to fall into such a situation when you have to take birth at home, do not forget immediately, as soon as you feel contractions, go to the ambulance!