[Lotus Birth Method According to Medicine and Maqasid Al-Syariah] Kaedah Kelahiran Lotus Birth Menurut Perubatan dan Maqasid Al-Syariah
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https://doi.org/10.37231/jimk.2018.19.0.320Abstract
Lotus birth method refers to the delivery process that maintains the umbilical cord attached to the baby after birth. It is claimed that this method is good in the aspect of creating a close relationship and bonding with the mother, supplying blood and oxygen to the baby until the umbilical cord is detached naturally. However, there is a contradiction between these reasons and medical facts that give priority to safe childbirth and delivery methods. Hence, this article aims to analyse the pros and cons of this issue from medical perspective and maqasid al-shariah. An analysis of medical facts related to birth lotus and interviews with obstetrician and gynaecologist and review scholarly works on the concept of preserving life shows that the elements of mafsadah (harm) are more dominant compared to maslahah (benefit) which is mawhumah in nature. Hence, the finding on this analysis of the medical perspective and the concept of preserving life in maqasid al-syariah shows the same approach used to make the baby's safety as a priority, thus the practice of this birth method should be rejected with reason that it contradicts the concept of evidence based medicine.
Kaedah kelahiran lotus birth merujuk kepada proses kelahiran yang mengekalkan tali pusat bersambung bersama bayi selepas dilahirkan. Kaedah ini didakwa mempunyai kebaikan dari aspek hubungan erat dengan ibu dari sudut bonding, membekalkan darah dan oksigen kepada bayi sehingga tali pusat tertanggal sendiri. Meskipun begitu, terdapat kontradiksi di antara alasan ini dengan fakta perubatan yang mengutamakan kaedah kelahiran selamat. Justeru, kertas kerja ini dibuat bagi menganalisis pro dan kontra isu ini dari perspektif perubatan dan maqasid al-syariah. Analisis terhadap fakta perubatan berkaitan dengan lotus birth dan temu bual bersama pakar obstetrik dan ginekologi serta penelitian terhadap karya ulama berkait konsep memelihara nyawa menunjukkan bahawa elemen mafsadah adalah lebih dominan berbanding dengan maslahah yang bersifat mawhumah. Sehubungan dengan itu, analisis dari perspektif perubatan dan konsep memelihara nyawa dalam maqasid al-syariah menunjukkan kepada pendekatan yang sama digunakan iaitu menjadikan keselamatan nyawa bayi sebagai suatu keutamaan seterusnya menolak amalan kaedah kelahiran ini dengan dakwaan yang bertentangan dengan konsep evidence based medicine.
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