Okokuqala nje, uyini umzanyana? Kwaphela amakhulu eminyaka ukubeletha kwakuwubudlelwane phakathi kowesifazane okhulelwe nombelethisi. Nakuba engekho ngaso sonke isikhathi, umbelethisi wayevame ukusiza ohlelweni lokuzala. Indima yayivame ukwenziwa ngowesifazane osekhulile owake wazalwa naye. Wanikeza induduzo, ulwazi lwezokwelapha olusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho kwangempela kanye nezandla ezimbili ngesikhathi esibucayi.
Ngokukhula kwezindawo zokubelethisa ngekhulu le-19, ukubelethisa akubanga ukuvama kakhulu, kwacishe kwanyamalala emisebenzini yokuzala e-US, ngaphandle kwezimo zobumpofu obujulile noma ukuhlukaniswa ngokwendawo. Emashumini eminyaka amuva nje, iphinde yavuka ngendlela entsha lapho ababelethisi bevame ukuba ngabahlengikazi abanelayisensi abanolwazi olunzulu lwezokwelapha lwendabuko.
Nakuba ukubelethisa kwakusenziwa ekhaya ngokomlando, odokotela besimanje benza umsebenzi wabo ezibhedlela cishe ngokuphelele namuhla. Abesifazane abaningi bafuna ukuthola usizo lombelethisi, kodwa basazitholela izinzuzo zemithi yesimanje esibhedlela sendabuko.
Esikhathini esiningi kakhulu sokubeletha, umbelethisi kufanele abambe iqhaza elincane kule nqubo. Unikeza isiqinisekiso, isandla sokubamba kanye 'nomshuwalense' ngendlela yokwazisa owesifazane ukuthi, uma kunesidingo, uchwepheshe useduze. Kodwa ukuba khona kwabo kanye nokwenza kwabo kudlulela ngalé noma kunalokho ngaphambi komsebenzi.
Ababelethisi bayatholakala ukuze bavakashelwe ngaphambi kokubeletha, futhi banikeza iseluleko somuntu ngamunye, njengoba nje udokotela obelethisayo ezokwenza - nakuba ngokuvamile ngamanani aphansi. Zivame ukuba khona isikhathi esiningi phakathi nenqubo yonke, futhi, uma umsebenzi uqala. Odokotela abaningi bokubelethisa baneziguli eziningi kunanoma yimuphi umuntu oyedwa angakwazi ukuzinakekela, ngisho nokusebenza amahora angu-14 noma izinsuku ezinde (njengoba abaningi babo benza). Umbelethisi ngokuvamile anganaka kuphela owesifazane ngesikhathi sokubeletha.
Bayoba lapho ekuqaleni kwenqubo yokuzala, ngokuqhubekayo kuze kube futhi ngemva kokuqedwa kokuzalwa. Ukuba nochwepheshe wezokwelapha othembekile nonolwazi ngaso sonke isikhathi eceleni kombhede kuyinduduzo enkulu kwabaningi. Lokho kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi komama bokuqala, labo okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo kungabathusa kancane.
Ababelethisi banolwazi lwezokwelapha kanye nobuchwepheshe obukhona bokubhekana nanoma yisiphi isimo. Ukuzala umbele, i-preclampsia nezinye izinkinga ezingase zibe khona akuyona into entsha kumbelethisi omuhle. Bangakwazi ukuhlola amazinga ensimbi, umfutho wegazi nokunye okunjalo. Futhi bangafuna usizo olwengeziwe, basebenze njengomxhumanisi wochwepheshe lapho owesifazane engase abe nezinye izinto engqondweni yakhe. Bonke ababelethisi banobudlelwane obusebenzayo nodokotela wokubelethisa.
Ababelethisi bangatholakala ngezincomo ezivela kubangani noma ungafuna eyodwa ngokuthintana ne-American College of Nurse Midwives eWashington, DC. Iwebhusayithi ye-ACNM (http://www.acnm.org/) iyindawo enhle yokuqala ukusesha kwakho.
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