One of the reasons women get interventions is because they don't know about their options.
- There are many things you can do to get the birth you want
- Here are 10 ways to manage labor naturally
- Studies have shown that massage and counterpressure can work wonders
- Evidence against constant fetal monitoring
- Research with nearly 17,000 women showing how safe home birth can be
- Entheos has a number of videos about birthing
Korean birthing culture
Call a hospital and you're likely to have them chuckle at you and go, no, no, no classes. After all, the doctor's the expert, right? Why would you want to know what's going on?
And afterwards when you're responsible for another human? Just check into a juriwon. Truth is there are a lot of options out there and a lot of help for foreigners. You need to educate yourself about childbirth.
The problem with doctors
Doctors seldom offer you non-medical choices. I know that the C-section rate in Korea is over 30% and many women don't end up with the birth they want. Many hospitals treat women like cattle on an assembly line that they poke, prod, cut, and sewn up which can cause new moms to feel hurt, deprived, robbed of their birth, and distant from their bodies. While you usually recover quite quickly physically, recovering emotionally is a different story since interventions can cause postpartum depression. The website, Childbirth Connections has a number of reports and fact sheets you can show your doctor.
What you can do
Find out what you can do to get the birth you want and check out this comprehensive list of birthing professionals in Korea.
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Tender Embrace Birthing offers childbirth, breastfeeding, and newborn care classes and support.
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