Preparation for safe confinement

PROFESSOR

1. Preparation for safe confinement

2. After conduction of many researchers, home deliveries are also considered as safe. The women who can go for home deliveries should be low risk women, such as, 1. The healthy multiparous women. 2. A women having normal medical history, ie . The women without any medical diseases.

3. 3. A Women who has to not undergone any surgery on the uterus previously. 4. A Women having normal obstetric history , who is not suffering from any pregnancy related problems. 5. A women who did not have the previous delivery by cesarean section .

4. The room chosen for the delivery at home should be very clean There should be the provision of good ventilation in the room. Available of boiled water . Floor should be covered with mackintosh Privacy has to be maintained The midwife carries a kit. This kit should contain, Soap Razor Sterilize blade an scissors Disposable catheter Sterile gloves PREPARATION OF THE ROOM

5. Cord tie Bowl Dettol Cotton Sanitary or cotton pa Plastic apron Injection such as diazepam,methergin Needle an syringe Equipments for doing perennial stitches

6. The cost is lower in the home deliveries as compare to the hospital deliveries. Mother feels more comfortable in her own home . She can express her emotions freely at home. There is the feeling of safety, security, freedom and privacy at home. No necessary medical interventions are done. There is less chance of bacterial or viral infections at home. There is the sense of more emotional belonging ness when her loved ones and other children are also near to her and she feels tension free related to the responsibility of her house and children. There is no danger of mixing up of the babies. ADVANTAGES OF HOME DELIVERY

7. If some emergency arises, there is the need of expert, which is not available during home delivery by trained birth attendants. Certain complications are better treated in hospital setting only. There can be non-availability of many things at home, which can be available in the hospital. DISADVANTAGES OF HOME CONFINEMENT

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