Since ancient times the sacrament of the birth of the child was exclusively female prerogative. At the first signs of fights the women in labor should have left to the certain room, most often in a bath, and there, in an environment of the senior women and grandmas midwives to reproduce new life on light. Today, certainly, childbirth takes place in slightly other situation, and female doctors accept them not always. Very often it are male obstetricians. Because of it old traditions, forbidding to the husband to be present at childbirth, the relevance lost now. But the new concept – partner childbirth became current.
What is partner childbirth?
The word partnership means equal participation in any action. And from this point of view partner childbirth is a little conditional name. The husband cannot give birth on an equal basis with the wife! Physically, of course, similar is not provided by the men's nature. But the concept of partnership includes also rendering all support to other party. And just psychological assistance of the loved one at the point, extremely important for the woman, is and there is a main goal of partner childbirth with the husband. However It should be noted that there can be at that time at chamber any other relative or even the close girlfriend. But if near the woman in labor there is future father, then supports will be felt much stronger. At the woman an impression as if she could divide weight of childbirth with the soulmate is really made. However, so happens not always. Therefore not everyone is positive to presence of the partner at maternity chamber equally.
Pluses and minuses of partner childbirth
It is possible to adduce a set of arguments, both pro, and contra partner childbirth. Let's list some of them. It is worth carrying to advantages:
- Effective psychological support in a strong stressful situation.
- Support of the physical plan, for example, the stimulating massage, the help in acceptance of more comfortable position, etc.
- An opportunity to control actions of doctors and to define their legitimacy.
- The spouse can film the events with the camera therefore he has an opportunity to create the unique video for family archive; these records can be used also as a proof if during childbirth because of doctors there is an unforeseen situation.
- The father the first will be able to see appearance of the kid on light and to like the new role.
- Partner childbirth promotes strengthening of emotional and psychological communications between spouses.
- Minuses of this action:
- Many women hesitate of presence of the husband at childbirth.
- Many men overestimate the forces and easily can lose self-control in the middle of process.
Besides, cases when future fathers, without knowing as it is correct to behave in maternity chamber are frequent, can disturb doctors. Therefore the head of the family should be prepared for a visit to maternity hospital in advance.
What does training of the father for partner childbirth consist in?
First, useful will be to study the corresponding literature, to read reviews of partner childbirth on the Internet, once again soberly to estimate the opportunities and desires. Secondly, it is possible to attend special courses on which teach what to do to the husband during partner childbirth. For example, how to calm the woman in labor, to make by her massage, to give waters, to relieve pain, etc. Thirdly, it is necessary to be prepared psychologically, to adjust itself on the corresponding harmony. And if began to doubt in the decision, then it is better to refuse participation in partner childbirth. Fourthly, it is necessary to make tests on hepatitis, syphilis, HIV and to make fluorography, otherwise future father will not get admission in chamber.