Research shows that women who receive continuous emotional and physical encouragement during labor are less likely to need pain relief, medical intervention, assisted delivery, or cesarean surgery, and generally
experience shorter labors.
Not exact matches
Relaxation for birth can lead to less pain,
shorter labors, and a more satisfying birth
experience.
From this study, researchers concluded that «women who received continuous
labor support were more likely to give birth «spontaneously», without caesarean, vacuum, or forceps, less likely to use pain medications, have
shorter labors and have an overall more positive birth
experience.»
Research shows that women who have continuous support during
labor have a
shorter, more comfortable
labor,
experience fewer interventions (including cesarean birth), and use pain medication less often.
Then you have to move through an entire
labor and birth
experience, which may be
short or long, difficult or not, possibly involve a major surgery, and is guaranteed to be a very intense mental, physical, and emotional
experience.
When you hire me or any of the CBP doulas, you need to know we can not guarantee: A
shorter labor A vaginal birth An unmedicated birth A baby who is not posterior (aka «sunny side up») A perfect birth A trauma free birth A positive
experience Immediate bonding Breastfeeding success...
ABBY LACEY: So, and preferably sooner than later we want
labor to be
shorter than longer ideally; so relaxation can make a difference, not only in how long your
labor takes but your overall
experience of the
labor because the more you kind of fight the discomfort and the pain, the more discomfort and pain you're going to have.
The positive effects of doula support have been documented through many studies —
labors are
shorter, there are fewer complications, birthing people are more satisfied with their
experiences, babies are healthier and they breastfeed more easily.
I feel lucky to have
experienced such
short and uneventful
labors and I credit it largely to feeling so comfortable in my own home.
Birth or
labor doula training and certification can entail over 16 hours of in - person classes, a childbirth education course, a
short breastfeeding education course, reading, an essay, a self - evaluation, and three
experiences supporting a client through
labor.
Pam Fendt, Milwaukee Area
Labor Council president, said members were glad to learn that
Shorts has
experience with worker's compensation law.
As a governor who
labored hard to persuade voters to vote for you and you got elected, your tenure was cut
short by forces beyond your control and not democratic process and so drawing from your own life
experience, I am sure APC will play its role of protecting democracy.»
Though this «false
labor» can seem pointless and exhausting, many women who
experience it report having
shorter active
labors, and this was certainly my
experience.
My friend Genevieve ate dates in the last month of her pregnancy and had a
shorter labor (and there are quite a few comments on her post from other women with the same
experience!).
Women who
experience prodromal
labor often have
shorter active
labors, so it is important to eat enough and stay hydrated to be ready for
labor when it starts.
We
labored through poetry, drama and
short stories, breaking down the literature and language, and consequently missing the beauty of the
experience.
Fewer participating women
experience premature
labor or maternal infection and their hospital stays were
shorter.