Things You Should Know About Home Births
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What can go wrong?
Though it’s scary to talk about, it’s better to discuss it early, rather than only addressing it for the first time when it’s happening. According to Dr. Johnson, these are some things you need to have a plan for. “There can be an issue with the baby’s heartbeat. There can be a shoulder issue where the baby can’t be delivered. The shoulder gets stuck and he can’t fit through the vagina. There can be post-delivery bleeding, where we can’t get the mom to stop bleeding after,” she says. “There can be abruptions where the placenta separates prematurely. There can be something called a cord prolapse where the cord drops out in front of the baby’s head. Those are some of the common things that are considered emergencies where you’d need intervention.”
