“I knew it would be okay. I had complete confidence. ”
Margot has been a mother since January 2021. With her partner, they have made the choice of accompanied childbirth at home (AAD). A carefully considered decision, but reinforced by new health standards in hospitals.
“During the Covid period, I even less want to be in a hospital,”
says Eloïsa, pregnant with her second child. Like them, many expectant mothers have preferred to give birth at home since the start of the epidemic. Covid-19 is not
"the good reason to give birth at home"
, according to midwife Stéphanie Quéval. But the health situation brings to light this ancient practice.
During the first confinement, some establishments decide that fathers cannot visit new mothers and their babies, nor be present during childbirth.
The obligatory mask is also causing a stir.
"Giving birth with a mask, it seems completely amazing to me"
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