You have a higher chance of
complications during labor and birth than a woman delivering a single baby, so you should plan to deliver in a hospital.
Not exact matches
Even without the added risk of a multiple
birth and premature
labor, pregnancy
and childbirth are still inherently risky,
and healthy women who reach their due date can still experience
complications that couldn't have been anticipated, like problems with the placenta or umbilical cord
during delivery, for example, or unexpected fetal distress.
The authors fails to give any theoretical explanation for what
complication of planned attended homebirth, that is not present at planned hospital
birth could account for 1 in every 625 homebirths dying
during labor at the hands of licensed doctors
and midwives.
Be sure to jot down important information, like insurance details, baby's
birth weight, height, or any important conditions or
complications experienced
during labor and delivery.
There's «high»
and «moderate» evidence, respectively, that exercise
during pregnancy reduces the risk of excess weight in babies at
birth,
and doesn't boost the risk of
labor complications such as the need for induced
labor or episiotomy (a surgical cut of vaginal tissue to aid delivery).
Hip dysplasia is a serious
birth injury caused by
complications during the
labor and delivery process that results in broken femurs or other difficulties.
There is an important difference between unpreventable
complications during a child's
birth and actual injuries that are sustained
during labor that are caused by medical negligence.
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.
Cerebral Palsy from the Birthing Process: This article discusses how cerebral palsy can stem from the actual birthing process
and from
labor complications,
and what can actually cause the damage
during labor and birth.