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FIRST TIME MOMS IDEAL CANDIDATES FOR HOMEBIRTH
From Primary Midwife Archives
First-time moms are much less likely to have the more serious complications of placental retention and postpartum hemorrhage because the uterine muscle tone is better in a first-time mom.
The "problems" they are more likely to have are that their labors may take a little longer. This is more of a problem in the hospital, where they like to see your labor progress at a certain rate and can get aggressive with interventions if your body does not naturally keep things moving along. (Which is made harder with all that pressure. Alas. The increased probability for a first-time mom to end up with pitocin or an epidural and eventually a cesarean might actually make the hospital a significantly more dangerous place for a first-time mom than one having a second or third.)
So, the "problems" with first-time moms are likely to be that things are "taking too long", either labor or pushing. Fortunately, that is not an emergency. It might mean that you end up transporting to the hospital, but it is not going to be life threatening.
Really, it is hard for me to imagine why anyone would say that homebirth is not appropriate for first-time moms? If anything, you know they are not having a VBAC. And if they plan a homebirth with the first, they reduce their chance of a cesarean, which can make it harder to plan a homebirth with your second.
This Web page is referenced from other pages containing related information about
Parents Share Information About Homebirth and Homebirth Safety/Advocacy
Primary Midwife Archives site at gentlebirth.org
Mirrorsite at virtualbirth.com
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