Nursing Normal Birth

Question: Discuss about the Nursingfor Normal Birth. Answer: Normal birth is a topic of debate in the present era as a different school of opinions comes up regarding the need for normal birth. Normal birth is gradually becoming a part of the endangered list, and this is due to fear and anxiety that individuals have regarding birth. It is essential to have a clear understanding of how the beliefs regarding birth shape mentality of individuals and how care is provided to women for facilitating normal birth. This understanding would help in implementing suitable interventions for those in need (Dick-Read, 2013). The present discussion paper is a reflective paper that undertakes a critical reflection of my personal beliefs around birth. In addition, it critically reflects on an article titled undone by fear? Deluded by trust? by Professor Hannah Dahlen and reflects on the paper in relation to the personal beliefs around birth along with the potential implications on practice and my response to it. I personally believe that it is important for women to suffer the pain and deliver a natural birth, thereby decreasing the risks of complications for the mother and child alike. More number of women must endure the natural process of childbirth as caesarean birth increases medical risks and reduces childbirth as a rite of passage. The bond of the mother with the newborn is undermined if the process of childbirth is not natural. All to-be mothers must understand that labour pain holds a purpose and is considered as useful. A number of benefits are served through natural childbirth such as preparation of a mother to fulfil the responsibilities of caring and nurturing a baby. One of the most important reasons why women do not confer to natural birth is fear and absence of trust. Lack of adequate emotional support from nurses and midwives at the time of natural birth is another reason why women do not want to undergo a natural birth process. It is, therefore, essential that midwives unde rstand the emotional needs of the pregnant women and help them with care and emotional support and encouragement. Williams Jones (2016) highlighted that women in the contemporary world have the tendency to undergo caesarean surgery. Normal birth eliminates the chances of major surgery, associated risks like infections, scarring, bleeding and longer-lasting pain. A new mother can start breastfeeding soon after the baby is born. del Rosario Ruiz Limonero (2014) argue that normal birth process is physically gruelling and mothers are exhausted after the birth, leaving less chances of giving full attention to the baby. Normal delivery increases the chances of the mother to suffer complications like lingering pain. In case a baby is delivered after a long labour, chances are there that the baby may get injured. Tew (2013) states that women do not consider undergoing a normal delivery due to the fear of the pain one has to suffer. Women do not trust the natural birth process in a respons ive way. Dahlen (2010) in the article titled Undone by fear? Deluded by trust? highlights the main concerns regarding childbirth and the impact of fear and trust on a pregnant womans decision-making process in relation to normal child birth. The article throws light on two incidents of child birth where the mother had to suffer adverse consequences. The reasons for the two incidences were poles apart; one was due to fear, and one was due to bind trust. The underlying principles of the two incidences are that women are often undone by fear or deluded by the trust when it comes to giving birth to a child. When fear overpowers the decision-making process, the decision taken is usually not suitable, and the individual suffers medical and mental loss. Similarly, when an individual has blind trust and is deluded by it, the decision may also prove to be wrong. If a pregnant woman is fearful of a normal delivery, she may face the risk of complications post a caesarean delivery. In contrast, if a preg nant woman gives more importance to trust and faith upon normal delivery and does not abide by the required maternal care, she has the chance of suffering the complications of a free birth without any attendant. My viewpoint in this regard is that one must not be either undone by fear or deluded by the trust when it comes to child birth. One must always adhere by the medical intervention needed during a child birth. I am a supporter of normal child birth, but I believe that mothers must be given the adequate interventions pre and post delivery in order to avoid any form of complications. Midwives and nurses must have this perspective and encourage mothers to look at the positive side of normal childbirth. Mothers need to differentiate between the fear regarding child birth that is protective and real and the fear that ultimately strangles us. Midwives must help the pregnant women to make this differentiation. References Dahlen, H. (2010). Undone by fear? Deluded by trust?.Midwifery,26(2), 156-162. del Rosario Ruiz, M., Limonero, J. T. (2014). Professional attitudes towards normal childbirth in a shared care unit.Midwifery,30(7), 817-824. Dick-Read, G. (2013).Childbirth without fear: the principles and practice of natural childbirth. Pinter Martin Ltd. Tew, M. (2013).Safer childbirth?: a critical history of maternity care. Springer. Williams, G., Jones, I. R. (2016). Editorial: Childbirth and Reproduction.Sociology of Health Illness,38(5), 687-688.