Question

Are hospital-like facilities with basic medical care equipment, that feature a home-like setting and have, as their primary focus, a natural, family- centered approach to the birth process.

Answer 1

Birthing center are hospital like facility with basic medical care equipment focusing on a natural, family centered approach to birth in a home like setting. It is being staffed by nurse-midwives, midwives and/or obstetricians, for mothers in labors, whom aided and monitored by doulas and coaches the well-being of the mother and fetus throughout birth. The women are at liberty to act more spontaneously during their birth such as bending, hiking or performing other positions that support in labor. The interval of stay after a birth is shorter at a birth center and from time to time just 6 hours after birth the mother and infant can go home.