Childbirth Without Fear : My Clinical Experience

Childbirth without Fear

My clinical experience was at deaconess hospital in Oklahoma City. My experience during childbearing clinical last spring was a memorable one. It was an eye-opener for me being not just a nursing student, but also a woman who would one day experience what the women I witnessed their delivery went through. I was opportune to witness four natural births and was able to take care of the women after delivery. There was great support during labor and delivery for the new mom from the partner, doctor, nurses, and even we the nursing students that were present. All of the women who had their babies had to have epidural to stop the pain they were going through during labor. There were frequent assessments done on the moms to be during labor and after delivery. The babies that were born were all well taken care of. Their airway and temperature were the priorities of the nurses. Patient satisfaction was also one of their priorities.

The model of care I observed were the education that was provided for the women about different positions they could take to relief labor pain or to give them comfort, and the doctor being able to give the patients a sense of control of their health. The health care team made sure that they involve the family members, especially the partners of the new moms in their health care. Overall, the model of care I observed was patient-centered care. The agency’s priorities were the safety of the new mom, the health, and the safety of the baby. The agency watched out for the new mom’s bleeding, vital signs, and when they have a tear, the nurses assessed it and took care of it in order to prevent infection. I did not see any variations in the client’s expectations. The client’s expectation were...

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... for patients to choose what they want. All the healthcare need to do is to educate the patients, let them choose, and if they choose the wrong thing, then the consequences should be told to them.

Childbirth without fear is a great book that should be read by all nursing students, nurses, aspiring mothers, and expecting fathers and mothers because it gives insight to childbearing, eliminates fear, and increases ones faith in childbearing. As a nursing student who is aspiring to work with women in the health care field, this book is an eye-opener for me.

Reference

Dick-Read, G. (2013). Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Birth. London, GB. Pinter & Martin Ltd (kindle version).

Davidson, M., London, M., Ladaewig, P. (2012). Old’s Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women Health across life span. (9th Ed.). Upper saddle river, NJ: Pearson Education.