{"id":4228,"date":"2018-06-20T03:23:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consumerhealthdigest.com\/blog\/\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2019-09-09T01:37:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T06:37:22","slug":"types-of-care-during-pregnancy-and-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumerhealthdigest.com\/blog\/types-of-care-during-pregnancy-and-birth.html","title":{"rendered":"Which Type of Care is More Suitable for You During Pregnancy &#038; Birth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumerhealthdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/during-pregnancy-and-birth.jpg\" alt=\"During Pregnancy and Birth\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Types of Care During Pregnancy and Birth<\/h2>\n<p>The beautiful feeling of carrying a new life should go on up until birth and beyond. Many expecting mothers often miss out on that wonderful mood due to health problems or simply the fear of possible complications. With the aim of spending your expecting days with calmness and bliss, take the time to make necessary decisions on important issues, concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerhealthdigest.com\/pregnancy-center\/what-is-pregnancy.html\" target=\"_blank\">pregnancy<\/a> and upcoming birth. Before you do, inform on the types of care offered in your area and discuss it with the partner and loved ones.<\/p>\n<h2>Decision<\/h2>\n<p>At the point of being pregnant, it is most likely that every woman already knows what it that she wants during this period is. Your mind is made up basing on your wishes, values, and beliefs, as well as other mothers experiences. When making a final decision, you should take important aspects into account like affordability, having a single carer and obstetrician, access to medical intervention and <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/labor-and-birth\/epidural\/\" target=\"_blank\">pain relief<\/a>, having an active labor, a home birth or labor with very little intervention. Also, trough out the pregnancy you can have midwifery care and see your GP. <\/p>\n<h2>Carers<\/h2>\n<p>Qualified and educated carers for expecting mothers are midwives, obstetricians and some general practitioners. During your pregnancy, you will most likely have a combination of these three. Midwives will counsel you during the pregnancy, support you during the labor and birth as well as provide further care after the birth, for you and your baby both. Obstetricians are a specialist in maternity care and gynecology. Depending on the hospital, you will be appointed to one if your pregnancy is at high-risk, or becomes complicated for some reason.<\/p>\n<h2>Antenatal Care<\/h2>\n<p>Antenatal or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/reproductivehealth\/news\/antenatal-care\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">pre-birth care<\/a> is a series of regular appointments with the midwife, obstetrician, and doctor for the purpose of monitoring your health and your baby&#8217;s growth. Having private antenatal care means you will choose your obstetrician and have check-ups in their private consulting rooms. Public antenatal care implies 7-10  regular check-ups that may involve a few different midwives and doctors.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Care<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumerhealthdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/choose-healthy-pregnancy.jpg\" alt=\"Choose Healthy Pregnancy\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>\nGenerally speaking, public hospitals offer quality care for women during pregnancy, birth and after.  There are a few care models that are quite suitable for many women, especially those with a healthy pregnancy. Team midwifery, a model where a team of midwives takes care of you during the whole process. A model that offers a little like an intervention as possible with the delivery is a Family Birth Center. Group practice is when two midwives provide care throughout the pregnancy and are on the call for the birth. Possible for home births too. Shared care is pregnancy care shared between a public hospital and local midwife or doctor associated with the hospital.<\/p>\n<h2>Private Care<\/h2>\n<p>Private pregnancy care assumes you have chosen your obstetrician. As a private patient, you can be in a private hospital, or have private care in a public hospital. Make sure you check on your health insurance policy since it may not cover all the expenses of private care. There may be some extra fees on admission, diagnostics, anesthetic, and pediatrician.  However, according to Dr. Rahul Sen, in a time of labor having a private obstetrician by your side may come reassuring and useful due to the continuity of care as well as him being well acquainted with your overall physical and emotional state.<\/p>\n<h2>Birth Center Care<\/h2>\n<p>Even though located in public hospitals, it is a model available for women both in public or private system. A team of midwives will care for you, but this is intended for a low-risk pregnancy since it is a practice of low intervention during birth. It is designed to feel like home with the possibility for a family to stay with you. There will be three or fewer visits from the attending doctor, but since the part of the hospital, midwives are fully equipped to handle the emergency.<\/p>\n<h2>Home Birth<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumerhealthdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/home-birth.jpg\" alt=\"Home Birth\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>\nNot many obstetrician or midwives attend home births, so you will probably have to contract a midwife through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midwivesaustralia.com.au\/?page_id=68\" target=\"_blank\">MIPP<\/a>. Your contracted midwife will provide the care for you in your home at the time of the birth and postnatal care as well.  You can also have a second midwife or an obstetrician to be present at birth. If there is a need for transport to the hospital, midwife and obstetrician will no longer make decisions concerning further care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See More<\/strong>: Start Strong: How to Mitigate Health Problems for Newborns<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Even though it is hard to plan and foresee such delicate thing as pregnancy and birth, you can do all that is in your power to exclude all the needless complications and misunderstandings that may arise. Having a team of well-trained experts on your side can bring you much-needed peace of mind that is vital for you and your baby. Make sure you entrust your health and life of your baby to the right people so that this can be a time of tranquillity and joy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Types of Care During Pregnancy and Birth The beautiful feeling of carrying a new life should go on up until birth and beyond. 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