10 reasons to have your baby at a birth center
By Poppy Daniels, MD
“ACOG has acknowledged that birthing in a hospital-based or freestanding accredited birth center is a reasonable option for low-risk pregnant women.”
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1. Due to intermittent monitoring versus continuous fetal monitoring which is standard in the hospital, the patient has increased mobility and a wider range of laboring positions/options: sitting, standing, walking, water, birthing balls. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has agreed that there is not a medical benefit to continuous fetal monitoring compared to intermittent monitoring in low-risk women.
ACOG has acknowledged that birthing in a hospital-based or freestanding accredited birth center is a reasonable option for low-risk pregnant women. They have recently released a statement with the American College of Nurse Midwives affirming evidence-based models of care and the need for collegial relations and collaboration between obstetricians and midwives.
6. Low rate of interventions and cesareans. However, birth centers are equipped with oxygen, IV fluids, and medications to slow bleeding and providers are typically certified in CPR and neonatal resuscitation.
7. The midwifery model of care ensures a personalized approach during the prenatal, labor and postpartum process. This continuity helps to minimize the chance of the pregnant woman feeling like “just a number.” More physicians like myself are embracing the midwifery model of care and working alongside midwives in birth centers.
ACOG has acknowledged that birthing in a hospital-based or freestanding accredited birth center is a reasonable option for low-risk pregnant women. They have recently released a statement with the American College of Nurse Midwives affirming evidence-based models of care and the need for collegial relations and collaboration between obstetricians and midwives.
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