What type of birth would you reccomend for a new mother?

I'm a student studying Child Development as one of my GCSE's and I am required to do coursework.

I am asking this question as it is apart of my research.

It would be a great help if you could answer my question.

Thanks :)What type of birth would you reccomend for a new mother?
Does it not depend on the mother? A low risk pregnancy may be recommended to have a home birth or birthing centre birth.

A high risk pregnancy (older mother, multiples, babies in funny positions, premature labour, mother with diabetes/high BP etc) would be recommended to have a hospital based labour if not a C section.
I'd recommend a natural (unmedicated) vaginal birth using the Bradley Method of Childbirth. :)What type of birth would you reccomend for a new mother?
Natural labor
water birth most definatelyyy! my first i had a water birth and it took away most of the pain and you can remember it! absolutely amazing. with my second i still had a natural birth but not in the water baths, i kinda knew what i was heading for the second time just a bit more pain so i was ready for it haha. hope you do well in your coursework!xWhat type of birth would you reccomend for a new mother?
I agree with Toby. I used the Bradley method for all four of my births. I recommend going to a birth center, but not a hospital.
As natural as possible! It is recomended that you shouldn't have a home birth for your first child though. I would say a natural birth but if possible , but there is nothing wrong with some pain relief
I gave birth to my daughter (my first baby) on 3rd January and I had a natural labour.



I started contractions at midnight and took paracetamol and had lots of warm baths. I went to the labour ward at 6pm as the contractions were coming closer together and I was only 1cm which prompted me to burst into tears! But then after being examined things starting happening and my contractions starting getting stronger and I was 8cm by 10:30pm. Then my waters broke and with the aid of some gas and air I had my daughter at 2am. Unfortunately, she came out with her hands by the side of her head so I had two tears but they healed within 2 weeks and I am fine now.



I would say that natural labour is painful and there were times when I thought about drowning myself in the bath at the hospital! But every time I had a contraction, I thought I was one step closer to meeting my daughter. The pain is manageable once you get over the initial shock of how painful it is and with the right breathing through the contraction and a massive suck on the gas and air it was something that I would definitely do again!x
Vaginal birth, preferably drug free. Thankfully, most doctors won't do elective c-sections, but some do. Whether elective or emergency, c-sections have a longer recovery time and put mom and baby at more risk. I had an 18 hour drug free labor, and in my opinion that's the best way to go for both mom and baby.
Natural labour all the way.
Natural birth but in a maternity hospital. I would not recommend forcep delivery. As soon as things head south I'd go straight to cesarian section. Sorry about spelling.
I'm a new mother. I opted for the epidural. Best decision for me because I was in labor for 15 hours. The epidural helped me to relax. I only felt pain when it was time to push. I recommend that option to other new mothers because I was absolutely terrified of the idea but found out it wasn't that bad. BTW if you get a c-section once, usually your other children have to be born the same way.
Relax and don't get too worked up over how you have the baby, I thought I was gonna have a natural birth and then a fortnight before my due date I found out baby was breech and had to have a caesarean. So anything can happen.
There's no one right answer, and many times even if you have it in your head what kind of birth you want things don't always go as planned. About half of labors don't go according to how new mother's laid it out in their "birth plan".



First a new mother would have to even figure out where she is going to deliver (home, or which hospital) to know what kinds of labor or pain relief are even an option for her. I hear great things about water births, but most hospitals don't even offer them. Some older hospitals offer laughing gas for pain relief - not an option at my hospital. If you go for a home birth you cannot have an epidural or IV pain killer, etc.



Also, if there are any complications in the pregnancy that may reduce your options. You may have no choice but to have a c-section. My second child came so fast I didn't have time for an epidural even though I wanted one.



In the end, new mothers should figure out what's available and have a loose idea of what they want, but not get their heart set on anything too much as in the end you don't always have a choice, or you may change your mind.
home birth with gas and air for pain relief