SustainabilityOnline version Matching 4 historical ideas with 4 present time ideas. by Becky Bulman 1 Hospitalisation 2 Childbirth pain 3 Committee of Enquiry into Maternity Services 4 H.mt 20 regulations According to Doris Gordon, in the late 1930’s, childbirth was dangerous and should be a procedure that takes place in a hospital with doctors present The 2003 Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act allowed midwifery to stand alone as a self-regulating profession Dr. Gordon created a draw towards having a pain free experience for childbirth that lured women into the hospital setting for childbirth, with introducing, the now known dangerous, twilight sleep practice Mothers can birth at home if they wish and have no medical intervention at all, including no pain relief Their concerns were based around the lack of individual care of the mother and the baby. They were also concerned about the separation of the baby from the mother after birth These concerns have now lead to further sustainability to the midwifery profession by bring the focus of care to having the woman as the centre of the care. Now there is a large push for ‘skin to skin’ contact as soon as the baby is born without complications The H.mt 20 regulations were in introduced in 1926. They supported an asepsis surrounding for birthing women in hospital Now as the care is more woman centred, such extreme measures are not taken, but have taught us the importance of sterility in some circumstances.
New game