More 'Normal Birthing' from July 2013 in Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde

Blackpool Victoria Hospital gears towards Natural Birth 

 

The new midwife-led unit is on schedule to open at the end of July 2013. This will give women who favour a more natural birth the opportunity to have their babies in a hospital setting with less medical intervention.

Medical Assistance

The unit is to be independently operated, but delivery suite is next door if medical assistance is required. 

Hopefully the midwives who work on the unit will be open and in tune with natural birthing and complementary therapies for birthing.

Breastfeeding

 

I wonder if the unit will have a positive impact on the Breastfeeding uptake on the Fylde Coast? In theory a midwife-led unit could give more opportunity for midwives to encourage skin to skin bonding and instinctive feeding after birth. Let's hope so.

New Midwife-led Unit July 2013

Caesarean Section?

Sometimes women choose to have a C-section, sometimes it is 'necessary' and other times it is actually necessary. Before you make up your mind about C-section you have a right to hear about some of the repercussions. You may have no intention on having a C-section, but as your labour progresses it might be something that is recommended to you and it's worth knowing some of the facts. This excellent article by Pat Thomas looks at some of the reasons C-sections are performed/preferred, the knock on effect of medical procedure, how the media and our environment impact on our decisions, and pointers for a 'normal' birth. The article perfectly underlines how problems for a potentially normal birth start with fear and anxiety and escalate into a unpleasant reality.

Caesarean Section