1. What ideas might Roberta suggest to help James overcome his distaste for hospital deliveries? Can the hospital experience be made more personal and natural?
2. Conversely, what ideas might James propose to address Roberta’s fears about at-home delivery? Are there ways to make a home birth as safe as a hospital birth?
3. If you were asked to make a recommendation for Roberta and James, what questions would you ask them?
4. Roberta and James seem stuck on the question of at-home versus in-hospital birth. Are there other options that might address both parents’ concerns? What are they, and how would they address those concerns?
5. Would your recommendation change if you found out that Roberta’s mother and sisters all experienced long and painful labor and ultimately had to have Cesareans? Why or why not?
Extracted text: Pré-visualização Ficheiro Edição Visualização Ir Ferramentas Janela Ajuda Qui. 10 de fev. 3:10 PM Robert S. Feldman - Child Development_ A Topical Approach (2013, Pear... Página 141 de 609 Qv Pesquisa Robert S. Feldman - Chil... The CASE of ... No Place Like Home? CD C aas James and Roberta Calder can't quite agree on the best way for Roberta to give birth to her first child. James is enthralled by the idea of a natural, midwife-directed, at-home childbirth. His child by his first wife was born in a hospital, and he remembers the en- tire experience as impersonal, overmanaged, and excessively me- chanical. He can still see his first wife's frightened, bewildered face as she watched dozens of people bustling about, treating her as a passive participant on what was, after all, her big day. If pos- sible, he would like to spare Roberta that experience. After all, ba- bies are born every day in all parts of the world, at home or out in a field-and usually without a doctor's intervention. Why should 120 p this birth be so different? Review, Check, and Apply Se ow e s ands e The CASE of...No Plar Like Home? p e 122 CHAPTER 4 Birth and the Newborn Infant t e cka nd 121 Roberta, in contrast, wants to give birth in a hospital. She ap- proves of the idea of midwife deliveries and wants her birthing experience to be as natural as possible, but she knows too many women who tried the at-home route and ended up wishing they had the support personnel and equipment of a hospital. She knows many cases of delayed or denied anesthesia, breakneck trips to the emergency room for an unplanned Cesarean, the sudden loss of a newborn's heartbeat, and the need for heavy intervention by a 2. Conversely, what ideas might James propose to address Roberta's fears about at-home delivery? Are there ways to make a home birth as safe as a hospital birth? E r aana n nt 3. If you were asked to make a recommendation for Roberta and James, what questions would you ask them? nene enrm 1. « LOOKING BACK 4. Roberta and James seem stuck on the question of at-home versus in-hospital birth. Are there other options that might address both parents' concerns? What are they, and how would they address those concerns? LOL e m e Casn ere te y me g team of obstetricians. These stories have made her less than en- tirely comfortable with a home delivery. Both Calders want to be understanding and cooperative, but both have clear ideas about how childbirth should proceed. s, ndsmal 5. Would your recommendation change if you found out that Roberta's mother and sisters all experienced long and painful labor and ultimately had to have Cesareans? Why or why not? - 1. What ideas might Roberta suggest to help James overcome his distaste for hospital deliveries? Can the hospital experience be made more personal and natural? 122 42 FEV. 10 tv G