Archive · 11 Nov 2025
Fernandez Hospital Hosts 'Better Birthing Experience' Conference
Imagine a special meeting where doctors, nurses, and helpers who help deliver babies got together.
They talked about how to make having a baby a happier and safer experience for moms.
Sometimes, doctors do surgery called a C-section to help babies be born, but the meeting focused on ways to have babies naturally if possible.
They want moms to feel respected and have choices when they have their baby.
The meeting also talked about how important it is for women to be healthy and strong.
It’s all about making sure every baby has a good start in life and moms feel well taken care of during and after birth.
Fernandez Hospital Educational and Research Foundation hosted the 'Better Birthing Experience' conference in Hyderabad.
The two-day event focused on making childbirth safer, more natural, and more respectful.
Discussions included lowering C-section rates and strengthening midwifery-led care.
Experts highlighted the need for environments that empower women and reduce unnecessary medical interventions.
The conference aimed to promote respectful maternity care for a more compassionate society.
- Who
- Fernandez Hospital Educational and Research Foundation (FHERF), clinicians, midwives, nurses, and public-health experts
- What
- Held the second edition of the ‘Better Birthing Experience (BBE) conference’ to discuss safer, more natural, and respectful childbirth.
- When
- Concluded recently (specific dates not mentioned)
- Where
- The Park, Hyderabad
- Why
- To discuss ways to make childbirth safer, more natural and more respectful, focusing on empowering women and reducing unnecessary medical interventions like C-sections.
Reducing C-Section Rates
Medically Justified C-Sections
Approach to Childbirth
Reducing C-Section Rates
Focus on creating birthing environments that empower women and reduce unnecessary medical interventions, including lowering C-section rates.
Medically Justified C-Sections
While acknowledging rising C-section rates, emphasis is placed on ensuring surgical births remain medically justified.
Role of Medical Interventions
Reducing C-Section Rates
Advocates for strengthening midwifery-led care and collaborative models to support informed choices and a more natural birthing experience.
Medically Justified C-Sections
Acknowledges the need for stronger training and public awareness regarding the justification of C-sections.
- Event Name
- Better Birthing Experience (BBE) conference
- Organizer
- Fernandez Hospital Educational and Research Foundation (FHERF)
- Location
- The Park, Hyderabad
- Theme
- Reimagining Childbirth: A Call for Change
- Key Topics
- Lowering C-section rates, midwifery-led care, respectful maternity care, informed choices