Coronavirus Pandemic & Birth Team Restrictions- What you NEED to know BEFORE LABOR! | FB LIVE

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This Coronavirus pandemic is affecting all of us in some way, however, for pregnant women in their third trimester, visitor and birth team restrictions are causing a lot of anxiety. Most hospitals have restricted birth support people to ONE support person. These policies restrict women's ability to have doulas and/or midwives at their birth. In today's Midwife Monday video, I am offering some facts about how this policy may affect birthing women and an UNPOPULAR OPINION on who should be in the birth room.
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[@l-1506]

Thank you so much for speaking up for pregnant women during this crazy time. The restrictions, even now that we are almost a year since the posting of this video, are entirely too severe. It creates an increase in fear, frustration, and stress during a time in a woman's life that should be as comfortable as possible. Getting a good breath while 6+ months pregnant is difficult enough, now being told that we must wear a mask while in labor and even during pushing is absolutely ridiculous.

[@lisemartino1854]

UK doula here. What are the policies on home births? Statistically home births are as safe (often safer) than hospital births? A US colleague has told me some US women are nor allowed ANY birth support (not even partners). Women are being treated as mere vessels for babies, and have lost their own rights - this is barbaric. My heart breaks for all the Mammas out there. Massive support to American Mammas, Doulas and midwives - you are my heroes.

[@DivineTwinLove]

All mamas should be home birthing unless they have serious medical risks. Homebirth should be first. Women need better education on their bodies and natural birth.

[@alishavisagie2005]

I'm from South Africa and my country does not allow any person to stand by in government hospitals. And due to safety issues it's also not safe to be alone in there either. More and more women are opting for unassisted home births here, and then going to hospital afterwards to get checked out. Midwifes are very expensive here, and most people don't have the funds to get them this short notice. I'm 37 weeks now as well, and strongly going to try for an unassisted home birth. It's a scary situation.

[@sarahpeterson-white4023]

Thanks for your video. Today found out that we only get one person, and if that person has sniffles or coughing of any kind, they get turned away and the mom labors alone. I am 3-5 weeks away and am terrified that I will have to labor alone.

[@Amysbiblereads]

Thank you so much! I haven’t stopped crying today! Never been more terrified! Thank you xox

[@coppersulphate002]

Call a midwife and see if you can get a hypnobirth with your husband and doula! That way you stay away from nasty viruses in the hospitals.

[@neqwise2641]

Me too. I just found out I’m prego. Why now?!???

[@amwolff94]

Thank you so much for this video. I am 34 wks pregnant in New Orleans. I have been very surprised by the restrictive policies at local hospitals. The hospitals are doing a poor job of assessing the true risks of essential support people (doula, SO) increasing the spread of COVID19 by being present at the birth vs the risk of poor outcomes for the mother and child by not having them there. What really gets me is this idea that having a live-in SO in L&D somehow doubles the risk of spreading COVID19 in L&D. It only seems logical that a live-in SO and the laboring person are either both going to have already been exposed to COVID19 or not since they have been quarantined together. It seems that these policies are a knee jerk reaction to the fear that is right in front of us (COVID) rather than assessing the entire situation. This is made painfully clear when people continue to state that not having support people present is only a matter of the laboring person not getting the "experience they imagined". This could not be farther from the truth as support people provide SUPPORT especially during a time of heightened stress and when hospital staff will be stretched thin.

[@rachelwilson6514]

Sorry I have to share this when I first heard this I was like WHAT I'm so glad I'm not pregnant right now because it will trouble in the hospital like for real no spouse r close relative especially your SPOUSE. I will be having that baby in the waiting room w my spouse. Jus taking the joy out of it when the baby is born he or she suppose to smell the parents scent for that close bond . how about this test them BEFORE THE DUE DATE 💯

[@coppersulphate002]

The question should be why can't women birth at home with a doula and a midwife and husbands?? I would avoid all hospitals and doctors and nurses given that they are constantly surrounded by patients with the coronoavirus. More doctors all around the world than anyone have been infected and consequently died from the coronavirus There are families that do not have any means to pay for this support and so their husbands/boyfriends are their only support! All women need to believe in their bodies and the birth process! This is what will help women get through the birth process and she wont need all this outside help. The American maternity system has successfully managed to make women feel like they have no control over what happens to their bodies nor babies! So I think this is a major regression in a ''feminism movement' of the 21st century. Saddest part is that they aren't even aware of it

[@destinyrosario4971]

Glutamate Sulphate a lot of us pregnant woman are so adamant about giving birth in a hospital setting because you never know what could go wrong with either baby or mother, and the hospital has the resources at their fingertips in the case where things do go wrong , some woman physically cannot birth vaginally or they could die

[@JennyoftheAK]

Thanks so much for the information!

[@obdanso8295]

Due in 5days and terrified because midwives have been booked till November and I don't want to go to the hospital as there are many Covid-19 cases in my country

[@CajunStork]

🙏 is there a birth center near you? Keep calling!

[@obdanso8295]

Delivered baby. Water broke unknowingly n baby came three days after. It was a really difficult delivery but God pulled me through

[@ascha730]

I'm from India and even on an average day they don't allow fathers or Doulas into the delivery room and sadly there's no birthing centers in the place where I live

[@CajunStork]

That’s awful. I’m sorry to hear that

[@amwolff94]

Can you provide your sources so that I can share them?

[@CajunStork]

Hi! For which part?

[@kadrinapayton9142]

Natchitoches Parish need more midwives and duals