Happy
Days
will take time to get to know you, your
needs and the needs of your baby, you
will typically have 60 minutes or more
per appointment to build a quality rela-
tionship, which is essential to a healthy
birth and delivery.
4. Home births require less inva-
sion of personal privacy. At the hospital,
doctors will constantly and unneces-
sarily be checking your private parts,
disrupting the labor process. At home,
you can relax in peace without having
your privacy constantly invaded.
5. Hospitals allow only one posi-
tion for birthing. Some women prefer
to have their babies on the floor or in
the bathtub, neither of which is possible
at the hospital. Consider your preferred
mode of delivery before going the con-
ventional route.
6. At home, you can eat as much as
you want. First-time mothers, especially,
often fail to recognize that hospital
pregnancies restrict eating in order
to avoid aspiration during a potential
C-section. Home births do not carry this
restriction, allowing women to eat what
they need to in order to have energy for
the birthing process.
7. Home births require less medi-
cal intervention. The British National
Health Service in 2014 issued an advi-
sor that for healthy women it is safer
to have their babies at home, than a
hospital. Women with uncomplicated
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pregnancies were better off in the
hands of midwives than hospital doc-
tors. Hospital births were more likely
to end in cesarean sections or involve
episiotomies, a government financed
2011 study carried out by researchers at
Oxford University showed.
8. Home births are safer than hos-
pital births. When a licensed midwife is
involved, home births are typically just
as safe as, and often safer than, hospital
births. One study found that the risk of
pre-term birth is cut in half by a home
birth, and women who choose home
births are almost always satisfied with
the experience.
9. If you need a hospital, you can
still go there. A common misconception
is that choosing a home birth somehow
eliminates access to the hospital. If for
some reason you need emergency care,
the hospital is still there for you.
10. Home births allow faster,
improved recoveries. Home care is
simply better than hospital care when
it comes to recovery following preg-
nancy. Home-cooked meals, fewer or no
pharmaceutical drugs, herbal baths and
companions all around you make for an
enhanced experience that can never be
had at the hospital.
For a more in-depth research visit the World
Health Organization for Care in normal
birth: a practical guide.
Home Birth and Water Birth are a SAFE, LEGAL
and INSURED option in BERMUDA.
It is a woman’s human right to birth where and with
whom SHE feels comfortable.
Call today to begin exploring your options.
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“where happy children learn for
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We care about every aspect of your child’s
school day within a safe social environment.
Happy Moments Nursery & Preschool is
keen on providing our students with lots of
fun-filled explorative learning experiences.
We believe in our students, assist in fulfilling
each parent’s dream for their child and inspire
each child in reaching their fullest potential.
Curriculum encourages academic
excellence, creative teaching methods for
each child’s unique learning style.
We offer Spanish, computer,
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