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The real question about safety is not whether you want a pleasant birth at home or a safe birth in the hospital ? It is, “Do you want to give birth at home and run the miniscule risk of an emergency that might (but not necessarily would) be handled better in the hospital, or do you want to give birth in the hospital and run the considerably increased risk of infection, the certainty of additional stress, and the near certainty of having unnecessary (and potentially risky interventions?”) ~ Henri Goer

Members of the home birth movement have chosen their alternative form of care not through faulty understanding of medical principles, but as a result of active and reasoned disagreement with them. ~ Bonnie O’Connor

Leninani's Birth Story - VBAC

Aloha O Leinani Navas- Loa ko’u inoa.

My ancestors trace back to Hawai'i. In my native culture everything in life that surrounded and fed our o’iwi (people) was treated with the utmost respect. From the heavens all the way around the universe our people lived with the  elements, and became spiritually one with the elements. One of the most spiritual and special times n our peoples lives were birth. This is where the new leaders will come in to the world to goup up and learn to Malama (take care) their Kulieana(responsibilities tbat our ancestors have left for us  to continue and perpetuate. What I will share with you is one of my most sacred and powerful ceremonies of mine and my families life…..Hanau ( to give birth).

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This  is my birth story

My first child was born ten years ago in the hospital by C-section. Being a young  new mother I put all of my trust  in my doctor who told me that my Hawaiian pelvis was to small to push out any baby including a 4lb. Baby. At that time I trusted that she knew what she was doing.

 

I was having steady contractions for five days and finally when I went to go and see her she had told me my baby was in  distress and that I needed to go to the hospital right away.

 

When I arrived they were waiting for me and quickly got me ready and on the deatl monitor. Later that evening the doctor broke my water bag or she thought she did. I was monitored the whole night without any changes When she got back in the  next morning she discovered that she didn’t break my water so she tried again and to my surprise she did it. At that point she became concerned about mine and my baby's condition. She had told me that she strongly believed tat we need to go ahead and do an emergency C-section.

My husband and I both believed that if we didn’t go ahead with the C-section that something was going to happen to me and my baby. I was taken in to get an epidural with the anesthesiologist , I was also on other medication that they gave me for pain relief. I was prepared for surgery and within 20 minutes my daughter was born. This whole ordeal was the easy part. The hard part was the recovery after having baby and years of regret now that I  am more educated.

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