Sentences with phrase «hospital used it during labor»

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Somewhere along the way, I went from the idea of getting an epidural and having a classic hospital birth when I imagined having a baby, to becoming a total hippie who never dreamed of using pain meds during labor, knew I would have a doula and by the second time around, would be having my baby at home.

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.

Wear it as a nightgown when you are pregnant, use it during labor and delivery, and then wear it in the hospital and postpartum as you recover and transition into motherhood.

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.

Although some hospitals now have showers and even tubs to use during labor, most still do not allow for this.

Use of «low - dose epidurals versus placebos during the pushing stage of labor did not increase duration of pushing» or the need for a C - section, said Wu, who works at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

For those of you who wanted suggestions of essential oils, my main oils were lavender - emotional and physical support, compresses, and healing afterwards, a clove, rosemary and lemon blend for disinfecting items (put this in a spray bottle), and put on my feet and baby's feet for protection (hospital birth), helichrysm for healing and to keep on hand in case of excessive bleeding, frankinsense for anointing baby and healing, clary sage to help labor contractions along when you are in active labor, Valor (a Young Living blend) for courage and spinal alignment before, during and after birth, peppermint to help ease nausea, lemon to flavor water, to help hydrate and quench thirst in the even you are not allowed to drink large amounts of water, any other favorite smelling oils safe for baby for anointing and encouraging bonding, especially if used during pregnancy