All, or almost all, of us have a reference to our first days of life. These generally bear the name and shape of a traditional hospital where our parents decided that they would give birth to us.
However, physician and gynecologist Brenda Garcia comments for "Bay Area Portraits" on a little-known concept: the golden hour of humanized childbirth.
As with most traditional births, says Dr. Garcia, the focus of the birth of a baby is on the surgical procedure, which leaves the family aside.
Generally, the mother is placed on a bed, accompanied only by other women who are going through the same process, giving birth.
Humanized childbirth, while still taking place in a hospital, does operate from another perspective, with a new perspective and way of carrying out a process that does not have to be overwhelming and traumatic.
The attention of humanized birth is placed on the woman from before conception until the cutting of the baby's umbilical cord, carried out in the arms of its mother, with both feeling the beating of their hearts.
This is because the first hour after birth is one of the most important for creating healthy skin-to-skin bonds between mother and newborn.
"The process is dictated by the woman," says García when referring to the moments before delivery. The woman, she says, is the one who sets the guidelines for moving forward in the process, she is the one who indicates in what position and what movements she prefers in order to advance the birth of the baby, all with the highest medical care that the mother and the baby can have.
One of the differences between humanized childbirth and deliveries carried out at home or with midwives, lies mainly in the fact that humanized childbirth is carried out in a hospital, where all the necessary care and resources are available to safeguard the integrity of the mother. and the son.
It is worth noting that gynecologist Brenda García is a Medical Surgeon from the Justo Sierra University in Mexico City and has a Postgraduate degree in Ultrasonography from the Mexican Association of Ultrasound in Medicine of AMUSEM, a Master's degree in menopause and climacteric from the Menéndez Pelayo International University and a specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics from the Mexican Council of Gynecology and Obstetrics AC
For more details about Brenda Garcia and information about humanized childbirth and the golden hour visit the interview on Brenda Garcia's Instagram account. @peninsula360press.
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