homebirthing
Delivering at residence
Homebirthing is the practice of giving birth at home rather than in a hospital or birthing center, typically with a midwife present.
The term emphasizes it as a deliberate choice and ongoing practice rather than a single event: She's planning on homebirthing with her second child.
Also appears as two words: home birthing.
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
crowning · placenta · umbilical · afterbirth · newborn · waterbirth · effacement · dilation
Not taking medicine
- hypnobirthingSelf-soothing childbirth approach
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- relaxationState of being unwound
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
endorphins · instinctive · physiological · gentle · drug-free · spontaneous · undisturbed · primal
Forming close connections
- privacyFreedom from observation
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- familyRelated people together
- supportTo uphold or sustain
attachment · warmth · nurturing · familiar · calm · peaceful · sanctuary · sacred
Independent decision-making capacity
- choiceAct of selecting
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- agencyPower to act
- advocacyPleading for a cause
rights · control · confidence · trust · decision-making · self-reliance · sovereignty · reclaiming
Before birth
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- suppliesResources for a task
- classesInstructional sessions or groupings
- positioningArranging in specific locations
visualization · affirmations · nutrition · exercise · research
midwife
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
contractions · crowning · placenta · umbilical · afterbirth · newborn · waterbirth · effacement · dilation · pushing
unmedicated
Not taking medicine
- hypnobirthingSelf-soothing childbirth approach
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- relaxationState of being unwound
oxytocin · endorphins · instinctive · physiological · gentle · drug-free · spontaneous · undisturbed · primal · intuitive
bonding
Forming close connections
support · attachment · warmth · nurturing · familiar · calm · peaceful · sanctuary · sacred · unhurried
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- choiceAct of selecting
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- agencyPower to act
advocacy · rights · control · confidence · trust · decision-making · self-reliance · sovereignty · reclaiming
prenatal
Before birth
positioning · visualization · affirmations · nutrition · exercise · research
homebirthingcesarean section
Surgical childbirth method
C-section · induced labor · scheduled delivery · emergency cesarean · forceps delivery
home, birth, bearing, unborn, birthing, reborn, birther, homebirth, homebirths