Only 105,141 babies were born in the first four months of this year in our country, 6% less than in the same period last year. These are the latest data provided by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), published yesterday and confirming the downward trend for five years and that has accelerated due to the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, last December, the INE recorded the lowest birth rate in the last 80 years.
Today, June 7, the World Birth Rights Day is celebrated, rights that as mothers and fathers who want the best for their children we must defend and promote, because it is necessary that there be more humanized births.
The arrival of a baby is always a great event, and to capture this important moment, many families hire a birth photographer to capture the first moments of the newborn's life, although we can also take some photographs ourselves to keep beautiful memories of that. day.
One of the most controversial practices in childbirth is undoubtedly the episiotomy. We will start by defining what this word means, something difficult to pronounce but very easy to remember when you have suffered it firsthand.
One of the issues that worries a pregnant woman the most is knowing when is the right time to go to the hospital if you are in labor. Labor takes time and it is very unlikely that it will not arrive on time, but there are stories that leave us impressed like this delivery in the car on the way to the hospital on the highway.
When the pandemic broke out in March last year, pregnant women about to give birth were especially concerned about their deliveries. How would the Covid pandemic affect deliveries? What would the new protocols look like?
A respected or humanized birth is one in which the wishes and needs of the woman giving birth are taken into account, her rights and those of the baby are respected, as well as the physiological process of childbirth itself, avoiding unnecessary interventions.
When we reach the end of pregnancy, we can recognize that delivery is approaching thanks to certain signs that indicate that the arrival of the baby is a matter of days or hours. But what if a blood test could predict it? If we could know in advance that the delivery will occur, either at term or premature, to take the appropriate measures?
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
