Sentences with phrase «for labor and birth as»

When I work with families to help them prepare for their labor and birth as a childbirth educator, or when I walk their labor path with them as a birth doula, my purpose is to help them achieve those very goals.

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I have a memory of a war movie in which a woman is giving birth in a tank or a submarine (for whatever reason) and even in THAT situation, the men know better than she does how to labor — she's forced to lie down and put her feet up in two bandoliers suspended from the ceiling as stirrups.

She trained with Birth Arts International for her Labor Support Training and is completing her midwife assistant training with them as well.

I identify birth as a momentous experience for both the woman / laboring person and their partner (s).

And now there come reports that birth trauma — defined as a frightening labor experience that leaves a woman with PTSD - like symptoms — is on the rise in the U.K., and that women are increasingly opting for C - sections out of a fear of natural laborAnd now there come reports that birth trauma — defined as a frightening labor experience that leaves a woman with PTSD - like symptoms — is on the rise in the U.K., and that women are increasingly opting for C - sections out of a fear of natural laborand that women are increasingly opting for C - sections out of a fear of natural labor...

In teaching childbirth education classes, I expose families to a wide range of options for their birth experience including choices for relaxation, movement, labor and birth positions and the very first decisions as parents.

The evidence is that c - sections are safer for babies than vaginal deliveries are, and that planned, pre-labor c - sections — as opposed to emergency, during - labor c - sections — are as safe for the mother as vaginal births are.

A doula, a woman trained in labor support, as a part of your birth team helps create this birth circle and protective embrace for Moms and families.

The doula is there as someone who really knows birth, who can help families navigate labor and who works to protect the space for the birthing couple.

We will cover the natural process of labor, comfort measures, relaxation, emotional and mental preparation for labor and how to handle many variations of birth, as well as how to navigate interventions and options in the hospital setting.

Prolonged labor, also known as failure to progress, occurs when labor lasts for approximately 20 hours or more if you are a first - time mother, and 14 hours or more if you have previously given birth.

Topics covered include: Introduction to doula labor support; Importance of birth memories; Hormones of pregnancy, labor, and birth; Emotional support for birth; Communication skills, values, and cultural sensitivity as a doula; Physical support for birth; Doula's role with interventions, Cesarean and VBAC; Doula's role during immediate postpartum and with the newborn; Breastfeeding support; DONA certification process and membership; Prenatal and postpartum doula visits; Setting up your doula business and birth community involvement.

Some common triggers, according to the Birth Trauma Association, are: lengthy labor or short and very painful labor, induction, poor pain relief, feelings of loss of control, high levels of medical intervention, traumatic or emergency deliveries (e.g. emergency cesarean section), impersonal treatment or problems with staff attitudes, not being listened to, lack of information or explanation, lack of privacy and dignity, fear for baby's safety, stillbirth, birth injuries to the baby, NICU stay, poor postpartum care, previous trauma (such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, trauma with a previous biBirth Trauma Association, are: lengthy labor or short and very painful labor, induction, poor pain relief, feelings of loss of control, high levels of medical intervention, traumatic or emergency deliveries (e.g. emergency cesarean section), impersonal treatment or problems with staff attitudes, not being listened to, lack of information or explanation, lack of privacy and dignity, fear for baby's safety, stillbirth, birth injuries to the baby, NICU stay, poor postpartum care, previous trauma (such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, trauma with a previous bibirth injuries to the baby, NICU stay, poor postpartum care, previous trauma (such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, trauma with a previous birthbirth).

So I did it probably for ten, twelve sessions, and to me, the biggest benefit was just keeping me really balanced throughout the pregnancy, with the twin pregnancy I just felt really large and things got pretty uncomfortable towards the end, so I think for me the prenatal yoga helped me just stay balanced and also really aware of my body, and I think that helped with the birth experience, helping me be aware of my position and my posture, so I did an unmedicated labor with my twins as well, so I could just really think about if I am sitting up, opening my pelvis, and be aware of that.

I'd have all the attention I needed, the labor and delivery would take place in the same large and comfortable room, and I felt confident that the staff would honor my wishes for my birth plans, which were to have my baby as drug - free as possible and, hopefully, vaginally.

Birth affirmations are often incorporated into prenatal yoga and exercise routines as a comfort measure for pregnancy that women can use to self sooth when they go into labor.

A good class will equip you with invaluable knowledge on the processes of pregnancy and birth, as well as teach you and your partner some skills and tricks for comfort during labor, and caring for your baby.

They will teach certain things specifically for the partners to use in labor to help you and show them how to participate in the birth as much as they wish without feeling uncomfortable.

Although it is important for me to work with highly professional and skilled women (who are also mothers) who are put to the strictest standards of high quality birth artwork in the event I have an imminent emergency during a client's labor, my goal is to always be dependable and attend every one of my birth client's births myself, and I am glad to say in four years of birth photography (out of my ten years of working as a photographer), I have attended each of my client's births myself.

If you are cared for by a midwife they come and assess you at home when you go into labor even if you are planning on a hospital birth (unless you choose to go right in and meet them there but most midwife clients want to be at home as long a possible from what I understand).

The grass roots organization Improving Birth coined the term «obstetric violence» - which is playing out in labor and delivery units in certain parts of the world; the World Health Organization called for increased scrutiny of these disrespectful childbirth care practices, as women treated in this way, feel assaulted and violated, and must be taken as seriously as rape.

These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.

As a result of these and other findings, Lamaze International updated our six evidence - based key practice papers in Fall 2009 to ensure women realize that these practices simplify the birth process with a natural approach that helps alleviate fears and manage pain, with the ultimate goal of keeping labor and birth as safe and healthy as possible for each individual woman.As a result of these and other findings, Lamaze International updated our six evidence - based key practice papers in Fall 2009 to ensure women realize that these practices simplify the birth process with a natural approach that helps alleviate fears and manage pain, with the ultimate goal of keeping labor and birth as safe and healthy as possible for each individual woman.as safe and healthy as possible for each individual woman.as possible for each individual woman...

Being on - call also means that I do not travel outside a specific distance from my birth client's birthing location in any direction so that I can attend her birth as soon as she is in active labor and ready for me to arrive and begin documenting her journey.

Our responsibilities include review of each woman's complete health history, physical examination findings, and lab results to determine her eligibility for continued midwifery care and homebirth, as well as ongoing evaluation and guidance throughout pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum with attention to signs of normalcy and / or signs of complications.

The difference with doing my LOVE YOUR BIRTH childbirth education course is that you are guided by a professional through your journey and are given the tools necessary for really preparing yourself for the unknowns of labor, childbirth and beyond as best that you can, and feel deeply positive about it - even embrace the unexpected, when things did not turn out as planned.

The Swaying Doula provides birth services for pregnant mothers and their families, as well as prenatal exercise and dance fitness to help pregnant mothers have a healthy pregnancy and prepare their bodies for labor, birth, and postpartum recovery.

Or maybe you've hired a «sibling doula,» a doula who has gotten to know your child (just as a doula gets to know the family and their intent in the birthing process) before the birth and then comes once active labor begins to «hold space» specifically for your child.

Chaunie Brusie, a mom of four and former labor and delivery nurse, has tracked her basal body temperature for the last few years as an alternative birth control method.

And I think, again, I see the model practice as one that gives the woman the greatest number of choices, a model practice where you actually have the time and the capacity on the patient's part to understand the risks and benefits of each of the subsequent choices to have a relatively smooth system, which can transfer from one model of birth to another without extensive delays and then — and so I think giving the mom the greatest number of choices and having midwives and physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor proceAnd I think, again, I see the model practice as one that gives the woman the greatest number of choices, a model practice where you actually have the time and the capacity on the patient's part to understand the risks and benefits of each of the subsequent choices to have a relatively smooth system, which can transfer from one model of birth to another without extensive delays and then — and so I think giving the mom the greatest number of choices and having midwives and physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor proceand the capacity on the patient's part to understand the risks and benefits of each of the subsequent choices to have a relatively smooth system, which can transfer from one model of birth to another without extensive delays and then — and so I think giving the mom the greatest number of choices and having midwives and physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor proceand benefits of each of the subsequent choices to have a relatively smooth system, which can transfer from one model of birth to another without extensive delays and then — and so I think giving the mom the greatest number of choices and having midwives and physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor proceand then — and so I think giving the mom the greatest number of choices and having midwives and physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor proceand so I think giving the mom the greatest number of choices and having midwives and physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor proceand having midwives and physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor proceand physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor process.

No matter who you are, I think you have hopes for the labor and birth, even if it's as simple as «healthy baby».

Her passion for understanding the labor, birth and postpartum process brings knowledge, as well as, compassion to her clients and students.

You skewed my words regarding «managing» my birth... the whole point of the midwife is to alert the mother of the possibility of a problem, just like an OB so then a proper course of action can be taken... I was merely saying that they don't think of birth as a medical emergency from the beginning, requiring things that are unnecessary, like constant monitoring because it's easier than intermittent monitoring, or restricting maternal intake because the doctor could get puked on, or have fecal matter excreted during delivery is selfish (and yes, I know, the mother could aspirate, but the rate of that is low too... and I'm not saying they need to eat a steak dinner... but denying a drink of water, or a popsicle during a long labor is just ridiculous, as is rushing a natural process for convenience sake.)

After working as a childbirth educator and attending a couple hundred births (as a doula — labor assistant) in birth centers, homes and hospitals, I've come to believe that the overwhelming majority of women intuitively gravitate to which location, type of support and «methodology» is best for themselves and their unborn babies to achieve a safe passage through the giving birth / delivering experience.

Besides making them promise to eat healthy and understand that she may not go to the hospital with them if they require a transfer, she also states that she doesn't have malpractice insurance, as the cost of it would be transferred onto her patients (because it only costs $ 3600 pre paid for her to tell you to trust birth for 9 months and then come over and knit in the corner when you go to labor.

As wonderful as the exercise ball, or birth ball, is for labor and even pregnancy, there are times that you may want to steer clear of iAs wonderful as the exercise ball, or birth ball, is for labor and even pregnancy, there are times that you may want to steer clear of ias the exercise ball, or birth ball, is for labor and even pregnancy, there are times that you may want to steer clear of it.

Mindful movement, including Yoga & Pilates principals empower a woman to awaken herself physically, emotionally and spiritually as she prepares for labor & birth, embracing her role as a mother. Taught by Certified Nurse Midwife Colleen Brezine, Kim Andrews, RN and Deb Koniaryzck, RN.

Childbirth in a medical birth center means that a woman has access to pain medication during her labor and delivery if she chooses to avail herself of it, labor will be induced if the doctor doesn't feel it is going along as it should, and the mom will be hooked up to an electronic baby monitor for the entire process.

Your Birth» (a mental practice of labor and birthing that creates your childbirth experience for you exactly as you desire it to be.)

For myself, I am present at C / S with all moms I have attended in labor and try to attend scheduled birth via cesarean section of my primary clients as well.

These cubes are obviously most convenient to use during a home birth, or while you're laboring at home before transitioning to the hospital, but they become increasingly effective as labor intensifies and appetite for other foods decreases.

This is exactly why I require every one of my clients to take some kind of birth class so they are more prepared for what will happen during labor and will hopefully learn some valuable information as well as some coping skills for labor and the newborn period.

With a midwife as your laboring and birth support professional you can prepare for birth in ways that minimize fear, with a focus on open and continuous communication, continuity of care, informed choice and confidence and the use of technology when necessary.

For over a decade, Debbi counseled and taught classes to couples during the childbearing years, in addition to attending births as a professional labor assistant.

A birth plan is designed to let your doctor and the hospital know your wishes in regards to your plans for when labor begins (such as, no epidural or episiotomy).

A lot of thought and planning for exactly how you want your labor to go is a good idea, but keep in mind that as the hours drag out and progress is slower than you hoped for, birth plans frequently have to change.

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Catching It in the Moment: Red Flags in Labor and Delivery — Focus on the four areas of concern that suggest the laboring woman will perceive her delivery as traumatic, with suggestions for alleviating these concerns as they occur — thus hopefully preventing the development of negative psychological sequelae to the birth.

I think as moms we spend so much time focusing on the labor and birth when we do need to try and also prepare ourselves for our recovery and adjusting to being a mom!

«The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111 - 148, known as the «Affordable Care Act») amended section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act («FLSA») to require employers to provide «reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year after the child's birth each time such employee has need to express the milk.»