Plasentaya Spiritüel Yaklaşım: Lotus Doğum

Abstract

Plasenta, gebelik süresince anne ve bebek arasındaki yaşamsal bağı oluşturur. Hayat ağacı olarak da adlandırılan plasenta spiritüel bir niteliğe de sahiptir. Plasentanın spiritüel yönüyle ele alındığı doğum ritüeline lotus doğum denir. Lotus doğumda, bebeğin doğumunu takip eden süreçte umbilikal kord klemplenmez ve plasenta doğduktan sonra umbilikal kord kendiliğinden düşene kadar (3-7 gün) özel bitkilerle muhafaza edilir. Lotus doğum felsefesinde, plasentanın bebeğin bir parçası olduğu ve birbirlerinden ayrılmalarının doğal akışa bırakılması gerektiği savunulur. Lotus doğum ile ilgili bilimsel araştırmalar oldukça sınırlıdır. Bu derlemenin amacı lotus doğumun yenidoğan açısından yararlarını ve risklerini ele almaktır. PubMed ve ScienceDirect veritabanlarında “lotus birth”, “placenta” ve “umbilical non-severance” anahtar kelimeleri taranmıştır. Tarama sonucunda lotus doğum ile ilgili sadece olgu sunumlarının olduğu saptanmıştır. Bazı olgu sunumlarında lotus doğumun faydalı olduğundan söz edilirken bazılarında lotus doğumun riskli olduğundan söz edilmektedir. Sonuç olarak lotus doğumun ten tene teması sürdürmeye yardımcı olması ve bebeğin ekstrauterin hayata uyumu kolaylaştırması gibi çeşitli yararları mevcuttur. Ancak enfeksiyon, hiperbilirubinemi ve idiyopaik hepatit gibi çeşitli riskli durumlara yol açması söz konusudur. Lotus doğum ile ilgili vaka-kontrol ve randomize kontrollü çalışmaların yapılması önerilebilir.

Keywords

• Lotus doğum
• plasenta
• fayda
• risk
• umbilikal kord

Spiritual Approach to the Placenta: Lotus Birth

Abstract

The placenta is a vital link between mother and baby during pregnancy. The placenta is named the tree of life, which has a spiritual side. In lotus birth, the placenta is treated spiritually. Lotus birth is without clamping of the umbilical cord following the birth of the baby and preservation of the placenta by special plants until its fall (3-7 days) spontaneously. According to this philosophy, it is claiming that the placenta is a part of the baby and the separation of the placenta should be left to the natural process. The review aims to examine the benefits and risks of lotus birth in terms of the newborn. In the PubMed and ScienceDirect databases, “lotus birth” “placenta” and “umbilical non-severance” as the keywords have been searched. In this review, only case reports about lotus birth were found. It is mentioned that lotus birth is beneficial in some case reports while other studies state that lotus birth is a potential risk for a newborn. As a result, the lotus birth has many benefits, such as helping maintain skin-to-skin care and facilitating the adaptation of the newborn to extrauterine life. But there is a risk of infection, hyperbilirubinemia, idiopathic hepatitis, neonatal omphalitis, etc. It is suggested that case-control and randomized controlled trials on lotus birth be carried out.

Keywords

• midwifery
• lotus birth
• placenta
• spirituality
• umbilical cord

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