Leveraging a distinguished career as a certified nurse-midwife, Barbara Bechtel owns and operates Dahlia Midwifery in Brooklyn, New York. The practice provides personalized prenatal care, labor and delivery, and related services. Barbara Bechtel has three decades of experience providing prenatal, laboring, and postnatal women care, and for over 16 years, has been performing home births.
In recent years, there has been a rise in planned home births. There are many reasons why a mother may opt for a planned home birth. This includes a preference to give birth in a familiar, comfortable setting, surrounded by family. Some would also like to give birth free from medical intervention, including labor induction, labor augmentation, and pain medication.
Others chose home birth because they are unsatisfied with hospital care. Another motivation is the need to have control and discretion in the process of giving birth. Lower birth costs and religious and cultural issues are other considerations why mothers may choose planned home birth.
In recent years, there has been a rise in planned home births. There are many reasons why a mother may opt for a planned home birth. This includes a preference to give birth in a familiar, comfortable setting, surrounded by family. Some would also like to give birth free from medical intervention, including labor induction, labor augmentation, and pain medication.
Others chose home birth because they are unsatisfied with hospital care. Another motivation is the need to have control and discretion in the process of giving birth. Lower birth costs and religious and cultural issues are other considerations why mothers may choose planned home birth.