In this new post, the experts from the Health and Prevention Blog address low-intervention parts. It consists of favoring the physiological birth process with minimal professional intervention and maximum safety guarantees.
It is a fact that the woman, at the time of childbirth, benefits from an atmosphere of intimacy and recollection, as well as physical and emotional security. The body of the expectant mother is ready to do this. It is natural, physiological. In addition, giving birth many times does not depend on the mother, but it is the baby who is usually ‘in charge’, so if the mother is calm, calm, everything will flow better.
“During the delivery, the emotional state of the mother is very important and how it influences the emotional support and treatment she receives, as well as the conditions and atmosphere in which the birth takes place; something that can completely condition their progress”, she warns doctor Isabel María Blanco Herráez, head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital.
In fact, the first recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding childbirth do not refer to the technical aspects, but directly refer to the emotional and psychological aspects: critical obstetric care must be encouraged, with respectful medical care with the emotional, psychological and social aspects of childbirth.
Thus, experts maintain that the conditions necessary for a low-intervention, fluid birth do not differ much from the ideal conditions for sleeping: intimacy, penumbra or silence, for example; everything that allows the woman to abstain.
“Anything that activates rational thought in the woman in labor must be avoided: talking to her unnecessarily, giving her orders or interrupting her at the right time. Lights, noises, the cold, the prohibition of eating or the discomfort of having to maintain a certain position, among other aspects, also interfere. In short, the rhythms of the woman and the baby must be respected”, continues the doctor.
Facilitate the course of childbirth
In this sense, low-intervention parties are increasingly being offered to Spanish hospital services as an alternative to more interventionist parties.
In low-intervention deliveries, the physiological delivery process is favored with minimal intervention by professionals, always guaranteeing the safety of the baby, and also the mother, as much as possible.
“Mothers-to-be are the ones involved in all the decisions, complementary pain relief techniques can be applied and they can move freely throughout the process,” explains Dr. Santiago.
Precisely, the production of endorphins, the so-called ‘hormones of happiness’, are responsible for reducing pain and producing a feeling of well-being. Its production is favored by taking maximum care of the conditions in which the birth takes place and avoiding everything that can produce stress.
That’s why, as he points out Bernardo Ruiz, coordinator of midwives at Quirónsalud Marbella“in the new Low Intervention Birth Unit, the production of endorphins is promoted by resorting to innocuous and pleasant ways to dampen the pain: change position, hot water bath, lumbar massage, foot massage, sitting to a rubber ball, etc.”.
With this, and given that the physiology of childbirth is so sensitive to the environment, the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital encourages the professional assistant to be available in a discreet background, without interfering if not necessary and ensuring individualized care at all times , according to the needs of the expectant mother.
“The woman must have the freedom to dilate and give birth in the position that is most comfortable for her. Instinct indicates at all times what is the ideal position through an infallible language: the most comfortable is also the most physiological”, says this matron.
Prioritize the wishes of the mother and the baby
Aware of the emotions caused by the moment of childbirth and with the desire to turn this situation into a joyful event and a beautiful memory for the couple, these Low Intervention Birth units are considered as a new alternative focused on prioritizing wishes , the intimacy and rhythm of the mother, but also of the baby during childbirth.
Through low-intervention deliveries, the option of experiencing a free-flowing delivery, but also with minimal intervention, is considered, with the idea of making the mother feel at home, with all the comforts and with the peace of mind of having provision of the necessary human and material resources.
Encourage the mother-father-child bond
A climate of trust, security and intimacy is created, continues the matron, in which it is possible not only to prevent and diagnose early any possible complication, but also where parents are given an important weight, they are involved in everything the process and mother-child contact is encouraged at all times from birth, as well as breastfeeding.
For this reason, in the case of Quirónsalud Marbella, the Gynecology and Obstetrics team offers in this service a maternity room with sea views, with all the necessary resources so that the entire lighting process can take place there, so that the emotional bond between mother and newborn is fostered.
It has all the materials and equipment to adopt a comfortable position for the mother during the delivery and to facilitate dilation, thus allowing freedom of movement throughout the birth.
Also, total privacy is offered inside the hospital, with the security that this implies, and always with a team of gynecologists and midwives available, but away from the interventional and surgical area. This relaxed atmosphere is complemented by a hydromassage shower and a chromotherapy and music therapy system.