Today, mothers have incredible freedom in choosing what
happens during their labor and delivery.
Find out what really
happens during labor and delivery.
Also called prenatal classes, these pregnancy courses teach couples how to ensure a safe, healthy pregnancy and about what they can expect to
happen during labor and delivery.
A birth injury
happens during the labor and delivery process and is usually the result of a medical mistake that occurs while the baby is being born.
Not exact matches
Even if you
and your doctor agree to attempt a vaginal
delivery, things may
happen during labor or
delivery that make a C - section necessary.
I write this because as a
labor and delivery nurse I have seen a mom come in when something has
happened during a home
delivery and the baby did not make it
and the mother barely made it.
A midwife takes all the time necessary to explain things regarding a woman's health
during pregnancy,
labor,
delivery and afterward so a woman fully understands what is
happening to her, to her baby,
and what to expect.
In many cases, a birth injury may
happen because of a mother's pelvic size or shape, or the baby's size or position
during labor and delivery.
During one of my exhausted self - doubty moments, I called a dear family friend who also
happens to be a retired
labor and delivery nurse.
A birth doula is equally knowledgeable as your doctors
and nurses about what's
happening and what you are feeling;
and are with you every second
during labor and delivery.
The reason is simple: Life threatening complications can
happen fast
during labor and delivery,
and most homes are too far away from a hospital where emergency care can be provided.
This is less likely to
happen during pregnancy than it is
during labor and delivery, when the baby may be exposed to the mother's blood, or
during breastfeeding, when the baby may receive the HIV virus in his mother's breast milk.
Unfortunately, mistakes
during labor and delivery happen on a regular basis.
A birth injury is an injury that can
happen prior to birth,
during the
labor and delivery process, or in the neonatal or «newborn» period.