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Types of Birth Settings and Methods

There are different types of birthing settings with advantages and disadvantages: - Hospital births have equipment and expert personnel readily available to deal with complications but lack control and privacy. - Home births have more control over the experience but risk needing emergency transfer to the hospital or being unsuitable for high-risk pregnancies. - The document also discusses alternative birthing methods like the Leboyer method, hydrotherapy/water births, and unassisted birthing, as well as theories of labor.

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Types of Birth Settings and Methods

There are different types of birthing settings with advantages and disadvantages: - Hospital births have equipment and expert personnel readily available to deal with complications but lack control and privacy. - Home births have more control over the experience but risk needing emergency transfer to the hospital or being unsuitable for high-risk pregnancies. - The document also discusses alternative birthing methods like the Leboyer method, hydrotherapy/water births, and unassisted birthing, as well as theories of labor.

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Identify different types of birthing setting


a. advantage 
b. disadvantages

Types of Birth Setting Advantages Disadvantages


 The equipment and
the expert personnel
are readily available, if
the mother or fetus
has a complication
Hospital Birth 
 It also provide
additional resources
you may need before,
during and after you
have your baby.
 You could be still
transferred to the
 You have more
hospital in the
control over the
event of the
experience
emergency
Home Birth  Lower cost
 When you are
 You can create
pregnant with
birth plan
multiple baby

 When you had a c-
setion

2. Alternative methods of birth


The Leboyer Method - is considered a psychological method of delivery that aims at
reducing the trauma during birth and safely introducing the baby to the environment
outside the womb. The approach has major benefits including a gentle, supervised
delivery in a quiet, dim room, an ideal environment for the mother and baby to bond
and avoidance of too much stimulation of the child’s sensorium.
Hydrotherapy and the water birth - Hydrotherapy is immersion in warm water
during labor. It can be used during any part of labor, including early labor and active
labor, as well as the late (“pushing”) phase. Hydrotherapy is offered as a comfort
measure, providing relaxation and pain relief. Hydrotherapy is different from a water
birth. During a water birth, the baby is delivered underwater in a special water birth
tub. Hydrotherapy, on the other hand, is used during labor—but not during the
delivery. However, Women who are good candidates for this delivery method can pair
hydrotherapy and water birth together to create a seamless experience during their
labor and delivery.
Unassisted Birthing – Unassisted birth is often called ‘free birth’. It means deciding
to give birth at home or somewhere else without the help of a healthcare professional
such as a midwife. Unassisted birth does not mean giving birth at home before the
midwife you planned had time to arrive. This is called ‘born before arrival’. You can
have other people with you at an unassisted birth such as members of your family or
a doula.

3. Enumerate and discuss different theories of labor.

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