Today is the Day of the Midwife, a very special figure for women during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. In it, or him (they are a minority but there are also men in this profession), fears, illusions and thousands of doubts are deposited at a very significant moment in our lives.
The role of the midwife in childbirth is very important. Its function, among others, is to provide an environment of tranquility to the future mother and her partner, making her feel safe and confident, especially at the time of delivery. They help many women to live it with happiness, but the truth is that not everyone feels involved in the process as it would be desirable, that's why we want to ask you, How was your experience?
The midwife's role
Although it is one of the oldest professions and in Spain six years are studied to be a midwife, they are not always given the importance they deserve.
The midwife (or midwife) is the responsible for accompanying the woman and her partner before and during childbirth, and in the period after the baby is born.
It is responsible for monitoring pregnancy, advising healthy habits, informing about prenatal tests, monitoring the fetal condition, assessing risk factors and early detection of problems. In private health, this function is usually carried out by the gynecologist.
At the time of delivery, it is the person who assists the woman during the period of dilation and expulsion. Control fetal well-being and in low-risk births, you can even attend the full delivery. This was the case of Princess Kate Middleton, who in her second birth was attended only by midwives and probably without epidural.
After the birth of the baby, the midwife takes care of the state of the mother and the newborn after birth, advises on breastfeeding issues and controls the points of the episiotomy or caesarean section, if applicable.
Did you feel wrapped up by your midwife?
As you know, throughout the pregnancy process and particularly during childbirth, the woman needs to feel confident and safe so that everything goes as well as possible. In large part, a good birth depends on the attitude and support that the mother has. It is grateful to have a professional by the side to advise you, reassure you and help you through that unique moment.
But many times that support does not exist and the opposite happens: it becomes an unpleasant experience for the mother. Distance, lack of empathy, coldness and sometimes even disqualifications and insults. There are women who confess that the worst of their deliveries has been the midwife.
Without offending, I do not doubt that most midwives are excellent professionals, it is interesting to know the experiences of mothers first hand. In my case, I did not have a bad experience, but neither can it be said that the midwives who attended my deliveries were pure sweetness. I would have liked a closer treatment, feeling more careful. And in your case, how has your experience been?
