2. After conduction of many researchers,
home deliveries are also considered as safe.
The women who can go for home deliveries
should be low risk women, such as,
1. The healthy multiparous women.
2. A women having normal medical history,
ie. The women without any medical
diseases.
3. 3. A Women who has to not undergone any
surgery on the uterus previously.
4. A Women having normal obstetric history, who
is not suffering from any pregnancy related
problems.
5. A women who did not have the previous
delivery by cesarean section.
4. The room chosen for the delivery at home should be very clean
There should be the provision of good ventilation in the room.
Available of boiled water.
Floor should be covered with mackintosh
Privacy has to be maintained
The midwife carries a kit. This kit should contain,
Soap
Razor
Sterilize blade an scissors
Disposable catheter
Sterile gloves
PREPARATION OF THE ROOM
5. Cord tie
Bowl
Dettol
Cotton
Sanitary or cotton pa
Plastic apron
Injection such as diazepam,methergin
Needle an syringe
Equipments for doing perennial stitches
6. The cost is lower in the home deliveries as compare to the
hospital deliveries.
Mother feels more comfortable in her own home.
She can express her emotions freely at home.
There is the feeling of safety, security, freedom and privacy at
home.
No necessary medical interventions are done.
There is less chance of bacterial or viral infections at home.
There is the sense of more emotional belonging ness when her
loved ones and other children are also near to her and she feels
tension free related to the responsibility of her house and
children.
There is no danger of mixing up of the babies.
ADVANTAGES OF HOME DELIVERY
7. If some emergency arises, there is the need of expert,
which is not available during home delivery by trained
birth attendants.
Certain complications are better treated in hospital
setting only.
There can be non-availability of many things at home,
which can be available in the hospital.
DISADVANTAGES OF HOME
CONFINEMENT
