You will remember that some time ago we told you that the Hospital de Manises would inaugurate a new delivery house imitating the model of 'birth center' English Surely you have wondered what it will be like, what differences it will have with the delivery room where most women give birth, what it will have, what not ...
Well, to give you a better idea, I bring you an image of how is the new delivery house of Manises Hospital, the first specific area of natural birth care that is integrated into a hospital in the Valencian public network.
What do you think? It has enchanted me. It has sought to create a warm, intimate, cozy atmosphere, as close as possible to what would be a home birth, but with the advantage of being in a hospital.
It has dimmable lighting, wooden furniture among which medical equipment is camouflaged, a dilation ball, a delivery chair, hanging from the ceiling and a delivery bed so that The woman can choose the form and posture in which she wants to give birth.
Of course, you can't miss a room in the room. obstetric dilatation bathtub, since it is proven that warm or moderately hot water helps relieve the pain of contractions during this phase of labor.
In its protocol it also establishes the non-performance of systematic episiotomies or the administration of oxytocin if it is not necessary.
It is great news that a public hospital implements this concept of humanized delivery, hopefully it will be extended to other centers, both public and private.
A dozen women have already used it. If I had another child, I would definitely be happy to give birth there, too bad it is a little far from home. And you, Would you like to give birth in such a place?
