He birth of a baby is an intimate moment in which everyone mother she wants to feel respected, listened to and loved.
A plan of deliverydocument in which the pregnant You can express your preferences, needs, desires and expectations about the process of the delivery and the birthcan be useful both for the new family that is growing, and for the health personnel who will be providing attendance.
“It has to be flexible“Warned Michaela Arriaza, doula and educator lactationwho, together with Carola León, certified advisor of lactationparticipated in a panel about pregnancy and postpartum during the release of “Reference Materna”, the new benefits program of Reference Laboratory Clinical for pregnant patients.
Arriaza, who is also doula of postpartumspoke about the emotional support and advice that this figure provides to the newly born, especially in the first three months after receiving the baby, when the family adjusts to the arrival of its new member.
“No one is a doctor nor is he going to make a medical decision for the mother”he clarified.
The doula also addressed the issue of self care and the mental health of mothers, the importance of a network of support and how there are women who have a harder time connecting with their baby than others.
“You have to have a network of support filtered because there are people, not ill-intentioned, but who are not up to date and do not respect decisions,” he said, giving the example of a mother who has decided to provide lactation exclusive to her baby and members of her own family encourage her to buy formula “because the baby doesn’t fill up,” or that’s how they interpret it.
“Don’t try to be super mom, accept help!” exclaimed the doula.
Support and protection from dad
Arriaza highlighted the role of the father as a figure of support and protection for the new motherespecially in times when you need to rest, extract milkbathe or eat.
Among the small actions in which dad can collaborate and contribute, he mentioned: changing diapers, bathing the baby, removing gas, offering milk breastfeeding in a bottle or preparing food for mother.
Contact fur with fur
Meanwhile, Carola León spoke about the contact fur with fur between mother and son, who functions as a regulator of the temperatureheart rate and breathing of the newborn.
The expert called on future mothers not to worry if they do not see an enormous production of milk the baby is born immediately.
“Since five months pregnancythe body begins to form colostrumknown as liquid gold, that is why you see that mothers of babypremature babies can feed them with colostrum. From the third day of birth is that the breasts usually begin to fill up,” he said.
In the case of diabetic patients, the process can take much longer.
About Reference Maternal
Cynthia León, administrative vice president of Reference Laboratory Clinical, explained that this new program is an initiative that seeks to support the community of future mothers by offering not only clinical results of qualitybut also a experience that humanizes health care.
He highlighted that the pregnancy It is a unique stage, full of emotions and challenges. Therefore, this program is designed to create an environment that inspires trust and tranquillityproviding future mothers with warm and humane treatment, accompanied by advanced technology and standards of quality internationally endorsed.
For her part, María Iñiguez, marketing manager, expressed that “Reference Materna” provides a solution comprehensive with high standards of quality which includes clinical tests, diagnostic images, blood bank, differentiated shift, special discounts, exclusive home service, pre-invoicing, results history and specialized content and workshops.
In addition, it has its own page web: www.rereferencematerna.com, and a unique customer service number via WhatsApp, to facilitate communication: 809-245-5545
The program “Reference Maternal” is valid at the level nationalwithout costs additional.
