Comments on: Home births in New York City http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Courtneyhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-90070 Courtney Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-90070 I agree with Sarah. If one is to fairly analyze the situation they MUST look at both sides. What happens when hospital births don't go as planned? My mother suffered postpartum hemorrhage after the bith of my little brother. She delivered him in a hospital. The reason she hemorrhaged was due to "meddlesome obstetrics". Her doctor pulled out the placenta while it was attached to the uterus. She had a few transfusions, almost died, and had to have a hysterectomy. I admit, it is unfail to judge all doctors based upon one, or a few doctors imcompitencies. Likewise, it is unfair and myopic to judge midwives and homebirth in this manor. I would encourage people to actually talk to women that have experienced (a planned) home birth and compare the stories with hospital births. Also, do your homework before you start making serious stabs at home birth.....The previous argument regarding the "smell" is ridiculous. I agree with Sarah. If one is to fairly analyze the situation they MUST look at both sides. What happens when hospital births don’t go as planned? My mother suffered postpartum hemorrhage after the bith of my little brother. She delivered him in a hospital. The reason she hemorrhaged was due to “meddlesome obstetrics”. Her doctor pulled out the placenta while it was attached to the uterus. She had a few transfusions, almost died, and had to have a hysterectomy. I admit, it is unfail to judge all doctors based upon one, or a few doctors imcompitencies. Likewise, it is unfair and myopic to judge midwives and homebirth in this manor. I would encourage people to actually talk to women that have experienced (a planned) home birth and compare the stories with hospital births. Also, do your homework before you start making serious stabs at home birth…..The previous argument regarding the “smell” is ridiculous.

]]> By: Sara E Andersonhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-88196 Sara E Anderson Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-88196 The NYT has a long history of relegating anything regarding women to the "style" or "home" section. The NYT has a long history of relegating anything regarding women to the “style” or “home” section.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-88142 Anonymous Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-88142 Home birth/ hospital birth . . . . there is NO good epidemiological evidence proving either is superior--although ACOG, true to form, has issued official, quite misleading statements, criticizing home births.<br/><br/>Each approach has different sets of risk: Yes, hemorrhages can be scary in homebirths. But, hospital births offer (epidemilogically demonstrated) higher risks of c-section, infection (like with MRSA), and interventions of all sorts. <br/><br/>Pick your poison, but do so with the knowledge that from a medical point of view, neither approach is "proven" better. Home birth/ hospital birth . . . . there is NO good epidemiological evidence proving either is superior–although ACOG, true to form, has issued official, quite misleading statements, criticizing home births.

Each approach has different sets of risk: Yes, hemorrhages can be scary in homebirths. But, hospital births offer (epidemilogically demonstrated) higher risks of c-section, infection (like with MRSA), and interventions of all sorts.

Pick your poison, but do so with the knowledge that from a medical point of view, neither approach is “proven” better.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-88137 Anonymous Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-88137 We have friends who had their baby in their car on the way to the hospital. <br/><br/>The baby was fine but the car was never the same again! It smelled. Giving birth is very messy. At least in a hospital they get you cleaned up. Would you want your house to smell? We have friends who had their baby in their car on the way to the hospital.

The baby was fine but the car was never the same again! It smelled. Giving birth is very messy. At least in a hospital they get you cleaned up. Would you want your house to smell?

]]> By: Sarah Supernovahttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-88136 Sarah Supernova Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/home-births-in-new-york-city.html#comment-88136 It's a shame that there's so much bad press about home births. Yes, occasionally a home birth does go wrong, but the vast majority are safe, wonderful, empowering experiences for mother and baby.<br/><br/>Does anybody talk about how very, very often problems occur in hospital births? And most of the time, those problems are caused by the technological interventions themselves, and not because the women had a faulty body or a bad process of labor. It’s a shame that there’s so much bad press about home births. Yes, occasionally a home birth does go wrong, but the vast majority are safe, wonderful, empowering experiences for mother and baby.

Does anybody talk about how very, very often problems occur in hospital births? And most of the time, those problems are caused by the technological interventions themselves, and not because the women had a faulty body or a bad process of labor.

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