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babynurselsa, RN · Oct 11, 2005

I have never had any experience with this. I,personally cannot imagine this.

I guess if it does no harm to the baby, to each their own.

SmilingBluEyes · Oct 11, 2005

hi there!

i seem to recall, there is a very lengthy thread about lotus birthing here someplace----let me dig it up. but be forewarned, it got quite ugly and controversial at times.

here it is:

https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94862&highlight=lotus+birth

i would ask anyone responding here keep it respectful and on-topic. thanks!

deb

SmilingBluEyes · Oct 11, 2005

Here is another:

https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46302&highlight=lotus+birth

Happy Reading!

babynurselsa, RN · Oct 11, 2005

Yeah Deb. I personally find it overall kinda icky. As I said though, if a person can be absolutely sure that no actual harm will come to the infant then what ever. I would be very concerned about that though.

midwife2b · Oct 11, 2005

Thanks, I read through the posts and would like to avoid all that discussion :) I just wondered if anyone had experience with it. THis lady is planning ahospital birth and I know all the nurses will be freaked out. I'm just planning ahead...

SmilingBluEyes · Oct 11, 2005

where I practice for infection control purposes, this would not be very easy to allow. It's clear why. And yes, practiced imprudently, it could cause problems for the newborn.

midwife2b · Oct 12, 2005

For the record, I am really not looking forward to this!!!!!!!!

I laughed at some of the posts from the links; gotta laugh now because I surely can't when I am respectfully fulfilling the wishes of my patient.

I would love to find some good solid evidence that this practice is not good in a hospital, but there aren't any studies. Just "common sense".

I am asking the parents to discuss this with their pediatrician, though... (Oh I can see it now. No doctor, I am not the weird one:chuckle )