Most pregnant women are horrified about the upcoming birth. “How can you be afraid of what you don’t know?”, The most daring people argue, and in part they are right.
Still, the biggest fear is the unknown. Girls do not know what awaits them outside the walls of the hospital. They begin to collect information, the benefit of maternity leave is more than enough.
The easiest way is forums on social networks, stories of friends and acquaintances. By the way, women who have children are not always “sitting” at such forums. Some do not even think about the child, but give advice and provide implausible information, because they simply have nothing to do, and they consider themselves experts in all areas.
And so there are myths about the hospital, which it is not clear who invented it and when. Pregnant girls believe them and are afraid to get to the hospital ahead of time. From this article you will learn how things really are in the hospital. Maybe it will help you dispel your fears and create a positive attitude towards childbirth.
10. Ban on mobile phone
Women are afraid to remain without communication when they are put in a pathology. Do not be afraid, no one will take your phone. He will be with you in pathology, in the birth hall, and in the postpartum ward.
Doctors are loyal to mobile phones and do not prohibit the use of them. During childbirth, many girls listen to soothing music or call loved ones. Such calls help to endure pain during contractions.
When the active labor activity begins, you will no longer have the phone. After giving birth, you will have the opportunity to report a joyful event to your husband and relatives. In the postpartum unit, there is no ban on the use of mobile communications either.
9. Trapped in pathology are kept until childbirth
Every pregnant woman dreams of not getting into pathology. If during pregnancy there are any health problems, there is no other way.
No one will keep you there unless necessary. If the period is short, you will be allowed to go home after treatment.
Girls who were hospitalized for a long time are also released. Of course, only if there is still time before delivery.
If the deadline has already approached, and there are no harbingers of childbirth, then the pregnant woman is put into pathology. Such women are discharged only after childbirth.
8. Queues in treatment rooms
Do not confuse a maternity hospital and a clinic with grandmothers. You certainly won’t see such lines there. If we talk about the separation of pathology, then small queues may arise, but there you have nowhere to rush.
An obstetrician and a doctor will be watching you in the delivery room; In the postpartum ward you will have to go for procedures.
As a rule, doctors try to do everything faster and let mothers go to babies. Typically, patients are called in turn, so as not to create a crush.
7. Arriving ahead of time stimulate labor
If you need to come to the hospital ahead of time for any reason, don't be afraid of stimulation. Doctors will not conduct this procedure if the deadline has not yet come.
They will stimulate if the child is in no hurry to be born, and all the deadlines have already passed.
If you have a similar situation, do not refuse stimulation. If a woman in labor is pacing, this poses a threat to her life and the life of the child. Trust doctors, they will not impose on you what is not necessary.
6. Visitors are not allowed
Some maternity hospitals really do not allow visitors, but recently they are becoming less and less. Now they say a lot that after birth, the baby should see not only mom, but also dad.
In ordinary maternity hospitals, men are allowed to visit during the hours allotted for this. The husband needs to have a fresh fluorography and observe a number of additional conditions.
Do not forget that each hospital has its own rules. You will have a much better chance of visiting if you choose a paid ward.
5. Bad conditions
Women who have been hospitalized at least once think that the conditions in the hospital are exactly the same. In fact, everything has been done there for the comfort of women in labor.
Some perinatal centers in each room have a separate toilet, shower and even a TV. Even if you do not get into such conditions, you do not have to stand in line to wash.
If you worry about food, then the food there is also quite good. Again, the new mother will have to think for herself what is possible and what is not.
Sometimes in the menu you can see borsch or mashed potatoes, which will cause gas in the child. Of course, if mommy is breastfeeding.
In any case, you can ask your relatives to bring you something from the food. Do not forget that there is a specific list of allowed products.
4. The patient is completely alone in the prenatal
When labor begins, the patient is escorted to the birth where she is waiting for the birth of the baby. Indeed, all this time the woman is alone, but she is constantly looked after.
An obstetrician and a doctor come, check her condition. When attempts begin, a doctor, an obstetrician and a neonatologist should be next to the patient.
Unfortunately, if there is too much flow of women in the hospital, doctors simply do not have time to pay due attention to all women. Do not worry, during fights (if everything goes as it should), you do not need a doctor.
If you are afraid that attempts will begin, and there will be no one around, consider the option of partner birth. Then, at the crucial moment, you definitely will not be left alone. This does not have to be a husband; your mother or sister may be present at the birth.
3. Wild pain in childbirth
Women, having heard terrifying details from those who were already lucky to give birth, are in a state of panic. Of course, giving birth is not very pleasant.
It will hurt. That's just not a day and not 12 hours in a row, as your friend says. First, you will begin the fight. Each woman tolerates them differently, but usually they are more or less tolerant.
The closer the moment of birth, the more painful it will be. The main thing is to obey the doctors and not to panic. If possible, you can attend classes where they learn to breathe properly in childbirth. Be that as it may, think that very soon you will meet with your baby, and for this it’s worth a little patience.
2. The child is immediately taken away from the mother
Several decades ago, children were taken away from their mothers. Now doctors recommend that mothers put their baby to their breasts right in the delivery room. After childbirth, they carry out all the necessary manipulations.
If nothing threatens the baby’s health, they leave him with his mother for a couple of hours, then they are transferred together to the postpartum ward.
Women who have given birth by Caesarean section are taken to intensive care unit, then the child is really taken away. If this happens, then you will still be allowed to look at the baby and only then they will take him to the children's department.
1. May confuse children
This is the most common fear of young parents. Doctors laugh at him and say that this is impossible. Now, on both hands, the crumbs immediately after childbirth put on bracelets with the name and surname of the mother. They can be removed with some effort.
In addition, if the birth took place naturally, the baby and mother after delivery are taken together to the postpartum unit. Also, mothers usually take pictures of their newborn babies to send photos to dad and other relatives.
If you suspect, you can check the photo. Particularly anxious mothers look for birthmarks or other unusual marks on the baby’s body that can be recognized by them.