Birth In Other Countries

In the Netherlands docotrs are not involved in the delivery process unless the case is high risk. Most women who are pregnant are seen by their family doctor and referred to a mid wife for the delivery. Majority of the women choose to have their babies at home rather than in a clinical setting, which is not so different in the U.S. More women in the United States are choosing to have babies at home where they are comofttable and have more privacy. In the Netherlands epidurals are not a normal choice for pain because most epidurals are only given if there is an anesthesiologist is avaliable. This one thing that is very different in the U.S. because epidurals are discussed with the doctor before delivery and so the mother-to-be can opt in or out before her delivery date.