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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search A birthing center or centre is a healthcare facility, staffed by nurse midwives, midwives and/or obstetricians, for mothers in labor, who may be assisted by doulas and coaches. By attending the laboring mother, the doulas can assist the midwives and make the birth easier. The midwives monitor the labor, and well-being of the mother and fetus during birth. Should additional medical assistance be required, the mother can be transferred to a hospital. This transfer is more likely if the mother needs an epidural, there is meconium staining, it is a prolonged labor, or if the child needs intensive care. Some hospitals are now adding birth centers to their facilities as an alternative to the high-tech maternity wards commonly found at most hospitals.

A birth center presents a more home-like environment than a hospital labor ward, typically with more options during labor: food/drink, music, and the attendance of family and friends if desired. Other characteristics can also include non-institutional furniture such as queen-sized beds, large enough for both mother and father and perhaps birthing tubs or showers for water births. Water births are one option that can reduce birthing pains '''. These centers also offer opioid injections (Pethidine) and Entonox gas as a way to help alleviate pain '''. The decor is meant to emphasize the normality of birth. In a birth center, women are free to act more spontaneously during their birth, such as squatting, walking or performing other postures that assist in labor. Active birth is encouraged. The length of stay after a birth is shorter at a birth center; sometimes just 6 hours after birth the mother and infant can go home.

Contents

 * 1Hospital Birth Comparison
 * 2Birthing Centers in the United States
 * 2.1Amish birthing centers in the United States
 * 3Birthing Centers in Australia
 * 4Birthing Centers in Canada
 * 5Birthing Centers in the Netherlands
 * 6See also
 * 7References
 * 8External links

Hospital Birth Comparison[edit]
A 2012 Cochrane review compared traditional hospital births with alternative, home-like settings in or near conventional hospital labor wards. In comparison with traditional hospital wards, home-like settings had a trend towards an increase in spontaneous vaginal birth, continued breastfeeding at six to eight weeks, and a positive view of care. The review also found that having a birth at an alternative birth center decreased the likelihood of medical intervention during labor, without increasing risk to mother or child; however, emerging study may suggest that post-labor complications are more common in midwifery-led birthing centers. The likelihood of risks during a pregnancy or a mother's preexisting medical conditions may impact the ability for that mother to use a birthing center .

Birthing Centers in the United Kingdom (UK)
'''The National Health Services (NHS) in the United Kingdom provides a variety of options for pregnant women. In the United Kingdom (UK), women have a choice between public or private health care services. Within public options, most maternity clinics and hospitals are run by the NHS and provide separate wings of hospitals for delivery. These hospitals provide the family many options for the type of birth that they would like to have, including "birth at home or in a midwife-led birthing center or hospital unit than in a hospital maternity ward under the supervision of an obstetrician."'''

'''In England, the NHS provides "intrapartum care at home, all freestanding midwifery units, all alongside midwifery units (midwife led units on a hospital site with an obstetric unit), and a stratified random sample of obstetric units." In a study conducted on healthy pregnant women, researchers found that when given the choice of birth setting for low-risk pregnancies, "Women planning birth in a midwifery unit and multiparous women planning birth at home experience fewer interventions than those planning birth in an obstetric unit with no impact on perinatal outcomes. For [new mothers], planned home births also have fewer interventions but have poorer perinatal outcomes." Overall, the researchers conclude that the results of their study support the policy laid out by the NHS.'''

Birthing Centers in Canada[edit]
'''While people are working toward legitimizing birthing centers in Canada, they remain a controversial issue. Although they are controversial, they remain open as an option for Canadian women to give birth.'''

'''A case study held in Quebec depicts the differences in philosophies between hospitals and birthing centers; one of the main differences between them. While the study found that both hospitals and birthing centers have patient-centered philosophies, they differ in their organization. The hospital defines their mission as: 'care for all, by all'. keeping both the patient and the patient's family in mind while focusing on teamwork. Birthing centers were found to focus on empowering the women giving birth and maintaining a birth that is as natural as possible. Birthing centers of Quebec focus on autonomy in order to protect a more natural birth.'''

Birthing Centers in the Netherlands[edit]
The Netherlands has seen a growth in the number of locations for giving birth that fall outside of the traditional methods of giving birth at home or giving birth in an obstetric unit at a hospital.In these facilities the birth is overseen by a midwife, typically in a homelike environment. In the Netherlands, most community midwives work in group practices and only refer patients to hospital obstetric units for labor complications; to become a certified midwife there is a four-year education required at a midwifery academy.

See also[edit]

 * Natural childbirth
 * Midwifery
 * Pregnancy

References[edit]

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== External links[edit] ==


 * American Association of Birth Centers
 * Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers

Categories:


 * Childbirth
 * Midwifery
 * Nursing
 * Obstetrics
 * Natural childbirth organizations