Birthing Experiences

I really don't have any birthing experiences except for my ow n birth. I was born on New Year's Eve, a month and a half before my mother's due date. She was trying on her dress for the New Year's party she was going to on New Year's Eve. My aunt took my mother to the hospital. When I was born, I only weighed 2.1 pounds. The doctor told my mother that since I was so early that I may have some developmental delays. I had to stay in the hospital for nearly 2 months until I gained enough weight to be sent home.

Child Birth in Spain

First healthcare is free to those who live and work in Spain and are contributing to social security. Private insurance is available but is only necessary to give birth in private clinics. Just like going to an OB/GYN doctor here in the States, you would go to the local clinic and confirm the pregnancy. Once it is determined that you are pregnant, a community midwife comes and visits you once a month to monitor your progress. The midwife schedules you for a scan once a month up until your 32nd week and at that point scan are done every 2 weeks. Once it is time for you to give birth, you must go to the emergency wing of the hospital with you consultation book from the midwife and all other necessary paperwork. Hospitals in Spain don't allow gas and air but epidurals are available to mothers. Home births are not covered under the state insurance.

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