Ankara, Turkey, 8/2 (Antara/Anadolu-OANA) – A Canadian woman living in the Turkish capital, Ankara, said on Thursday (7/2) that she deliberately chose to give birth in hot water or water birth in a hospital in Türkiye.

Janette Bramley gave birth to her baby, named Layla Afife, on January 29 at Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Maternity and Gynecology Hospital in Ankara.

“Actually, doctors don't really work with midwives (in Canada). If you want to have a water birth, you just have to find a midwife,” Janette Bramley told the Turkish news agency Anadolu – monitored by Antara in Jakarta. Friday morning. He described his experience of the Turkish healthcare system as “incredible.”

She added that she had been reassured and kept informed by Turkish doctors – who speak fluent English – and said she had given birth “comfortably” in hospital.

“Turkey is one of the healthiest places to give birth, that's why I really recommend it to people abroad. I was able to have a very healthy experience,” the woman said.

The father, Baris Kaba, praised the high standards of Turkish hospitals, which do not charge for deliveries under the country's health system.

“We are the hot water birth training center in Turkey,” said Dr. Ozlem Morologlu, chief physician at Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Hospital, which has four hot water distribution units equipped with a medical tourism certificate.

Moraloglu added that warm water birth is a method applied in 71 countries, including placing the mother-to-be in a bathtub filled with warm water, which is “very effective” in reducing pain during childbirth. childbirth. .

Editor: Chaïdar Abdullah