During the first half of their pregnancy, Stuti and Ankit were booked at another hospital where they felt the care they were receiving was medicalised and that was not what they were looking for. Believing that pregnancy and childbirth are the most natural events in a woman’s life, they felt they were being unnecessarily overloaded with medication and decided to register for care with us.
Stuti was a healthy woman with an uncomplicated pregnancy. She was therefore referred for midwifery care from 34 weeks of her pregnancy. They were looking for a quiet, peaceful and a ‘no-intervention’ birth and having gathered all the information from the team of midwives, they started preparing for the birth.
They enrolled for the hypnobirthing classes with us and diligently did their reading and practiced all the techniques. They also decided to have a Doula support them during the birth. At 38 weeks, Stuti spontaneously went into labour. She remained calm and in control while she breathed through her waves. She also dozed in between her waves. The dimly lit birthing room with candles, fairy lights, birth affirmations hung on the wall, soothing music in the background and the sweet fragrance of lavender in the room further added to Stuti’s relaxation. The midwife intermittently kept monitoring the baby’s heart rate and her Doula ensured Stuti’s basic needs were taken care of. Together her birth team helped her with massages, movement, mobility, and other comfort measures.
Stuti got into the pool for hydrotherapy. She progressed quickly in the pool. She was completely in-charge, following her body and very instinctively changed positions — All 4’s, side-lying and forward leaning on Ankit. She tried them all while keeping her focus on her breath. She absolutely looked like a Goddess with such calm and peace on her face. The midwife carefully checked the baby’s heart rate after each wave. With a little bit of encouragement and a lot of tender, loving care from her loving husband, the midwives, and her Doula, Stuti adopted the right lateral position and brought a new life into this world. A beautiful baby boy who was immediately placed on his mother’s bosom, the safest place for him in the entire world. A few minutes later, when the cord pulsations stopped, the umbilical cord was cut by a proud daddy. Ankit and Stuti were lost in admiring the beautiful creation they had made together. What a priceless moment this was!
Congratulations Ankit and Stuti.
Birth is powerful and women are indeed the strongest species created by God.
