birthing center
Where babies arrive
A birthing center is a healthcare facility designed for childbirth outside a traditional hospital setting.
Staffed primarily by midwives, birthing centers emphasize natural delivery with minimal medical intervention, offering a more home-like environment: She chose a birthing center for a less clinical experience.
They typically handle low-risk pregnancies, transferring to hospitals if complications arise.
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
newborn · obstetrics · cesarean · fetal monitoring · dilation · pushing · crowning · umbilical cord
Addressing interconnected wholes
- relaxationState of being unwound
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- aromatherapyTherapeutic use of plant essences
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
family-centered · homelike · private room · natural lighting · breathing techniques · hypnobirthing · music therapy · dimmed lighting
Mammary gland secretion
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- bondingForming close connections
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
- newborn careTending to infants
skin-to-skin · colostrum · nursing · recovery · kangaroo care · latching · postpartum support · infant feeding
Before birth
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- antenatalBefore birth
fetal · childbirth education · prenatal classes · tour · registration · risk assessment · screening · maternal health
midwife
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
contractions · newborn · obstetrics · cesarean · fetal monitoring · dilation · pushing · crowning · umbilical cord · rooming-in
holistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
- relaxationState of being unwound
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- aromatherapyTherapeutic use of plant essences
massage · family-centered · homelike · private room · natural lighting · breathing techniques · hypnobirthing · music therapy · dimmed lighting
lactation
Mammary gland secretion
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- bondingForming close connections
- swaddlingWrapping babies snugly
newborn care · skin-to-skin · colostrum · nursing · recovery · kangaroo care · latching · postpartum support · infant feeding · rooming-in
prenatal
Before birth
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
antenatal · fetal · childbirth education · prenatal classes · tour · registration · risk assessment · screening · maternal health
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- Maternity Wardmaternity ward, labor and delivery, delivery room, labor room, midwife
- care facilitieshospital, clinic, treatment facility, nursing home, hospice
- Medical Facilitieshospital, clinic, urgent care, emergency room, doctor's office
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, crowning
birthing centerhospice
Terminal illness comfort program
funeral home · crematorium · cemetery · mortuary · morgue
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