If you are preparing to
assist a woman in labor, this section is designed specifically for you.
Not exact matches
As a resident, I was first
assist on CSections and I can tell you that
in an emergency, we could have a
laboring woman from her LDRP room to the OR, on the table ready to go
in 5 minutes.
Yes, having a baby is part of womanhood, however, even
in ancient times there were
women who served
in the capacity of midwives to
assist laboring women in their deliveries.
Education prior to birth, support at home
in early and active
labor are just 2 of the ways doulas
assist women during pregnancy.
At some point
in some
labors a
woman may be faced with the recommendation to use medication to
assist with
labor.
Well trained doulas are invaluable
in assisting the
laboring woman through the challenges unique to undergoing a «trial of
labor.»
In 2012, the National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health published the results of a study finding that
women who received continuous
labor support were more likely to have spontaneous vaginal births and less likely to have any pain medication, epidurals, negative feelings about childbirth, vacuum or forceps -
assisted births, and C - sections.
It has been used to improve the digestive tract, help wounds to heal, treat arthritis,
assist in the maintenance of a healthy metabolism, heal abscesses, and induce
labor in pregnant
women.
I have
assisted hundreds of
women in labor and early postpartum care, including being a lactation specialist.
Some birth injuries result from unavoidable complications during pregnancy,
labor, or delivery, while others are caused by the negligence of hospitals, clinics, obstetricians, or other medical personnel
assisting in the care of a pregnant
woman and her unborn child.
If an obstetrician or other medical professional
assisting or involved
in a pregnant
woman's care negligently fails to detect such signs of fetal asphyxia during the mother's pregnancy or the
labor and delivery stages of childbirth, or to appropriately and timely respond to such signs, the obstetrician or other medical personnel may be found liable for the child's resulting HIE injuries
in a medical malpractice action.
Birth trauma injuries may be caused during a
woman's
labor or the delivery of her child by the negligence of doctors, nurses, or other medical personnel
assisting in the child's birth.
Midwives
assist women during pregnancy and
labor and ask for the help of an Obstetrician
in case of complications.