Of course
laboring women want to mitigate pain, but short of using pharmacological interventions, how do you really reduce pain in labor and birth?
Sometimes a loving and peaceful mom can help and other times it might make
a laboring woman want to throw the magnolia flower in the trash.
Not exact matches
The founders no longer
want to see the
labor of queer Black
women neglected by mainstream media and those desiring partnership with the movement.
«In addition to ensuring the quality of the products themselves, we
want to make sure there is no child
labor being used, as well as to support female work forces in developing nations,» he states.The company also makes a point of hiring local
women who, many times, have difficulty finding adequate employment.
This is one reason I
want to get more involved with helping
women during pregnancy,
labor & delivery.
Considering a lot of taxis here in the U.S. wouldn't even
want to pick up a
woman in
labor, actually giving
laboring priority access to taxis is pretty great.
I love dancing, and I
want to learn anything I can to help
women though their
labors and postpartum experiences, so I thought it would be worth checking out.
(Of course, this
woman was the same one who gave the birthing classes I attended with my first, where she insisted that the minute you walked into the hospital in
labor you'd be given IV pitocin whether you
wanted it or not.
I am now a
labor and delivery nurse, and i do ANYTHING I can to help a
woman who
WANTS to breastfeed, or who is on the fence about it.
I could talk so much more but I
want you to know this story made an impact on me and how I will help
woman and babies in my job as a
labor and delivery nurse.
Some
women will be impatient and
want to try to get
labor started through natural methods.
It may be a better option for
women who
want to avoid impeding hormonal responses during
labor or breastfeeding issues that are commonly reported with other pain relief methods.
For
women that are typical clients of IMG who birth at home, or even those in other settings who do not
want medication, I feel this is a reasonable method to initiate or enhance
labor contractions.
Even being in late
labor, my grandma
wanted to get out of there and take her chances at home instead of with the nonchalant midwives that just watched a
woman die like it was no big deal.
This is quickly gaining popularity amongst
women who
want to experience
labor naturally.
In recent years elective cesarean delivery has become a popular choice for
women who don't wish to have a vaginal birth and who don't
want to experience traditional birthing methods and the pain of
labor.
Most
women will
want some form of pain alleviation during the transitional stage of
labor.
Giving birth in water is a safe, healthy choice for
women who
want to minimize their pain during
labor and maximize their experience of birth.
All any pregnant
woman wants is to have a healthy pregnancy and to have her
labor and delivery go as smoothly as possible.
Women did not
want to be knocked unconscious or strapped to a delivery table during
labor, which was far too common back then.
I agree with all the other suggestions about encouraging breastfeeding, rooming - in, etc. (except signing the waiver — that is condescending and paternalistic, making
women who are in
labor or post-partum declare they plan to be second - class mothers because they
want to allow formula.)
I feel that as a
woman in
labor you would
want to be as relaxed as possible, since it's a process that requires such complete surrender to your biology.
I know of a lot of
women who beg for a c - section * as a first time birth * with no medically necessary reasons, they just don't
want to go through the pain of
labor.
Artificially starting
labor may be good for a care provider juggling a busy calendar, or your mother - in - law who
wants to book her plane tickets, but it can make
labor harder and more painful for
women, and stress babies and jeopardize their health.
Some
women knew that they
wanted an epidural early on while others didn't make the decision to have an epidural until
labor began.
More importantly,
women know that
labor is going to hurt, but they actively do not
want to feel the pain of
labor and an epidural is the best way to remove or minimize that pain.
It's better understood in retrospect (first - time mamas take note) that
women in
labor do NOT
want to get in a car — staying at home for the birth, not having to come right home, and having post-partum home visits is pretty awesome.
OT but its a bit of an SOS for a
woman in a cesarean by choice group I run — she's 34 weeks in the Toronto area and her Dr has been leading her on — she
wants an elective CS, has from the start and the Dr is basically forcing her into a trial of
labor.
I have also seen
laboring women be bullied into «toughing it out» at home when they
want to transfer to the hospital for pain relief.
The book does allow that sometimes an epidural makes it possible for a
woman to regain focus during a long or hard
labor but Abby and Ricki
want us to have informed consent should we choose an epidural.
Women who have been pushing and pushing for hours after days of
labor and they are combative with staff and still
want to refuse interventions.
When I was discussing the pros and cons of a trial of
labor for my second baby, my ob / gyn told me: «if you
want other children after this one, this could be an extra reason to try a VBAC; however, just yesterday we've had a
woman having her 5th [5th!!]
Choices as to whether a
woman wants to move around or whether she prefers to remain in bed during the
labor and whether or not she
wants access to a tub or shower are some of the things discussed in a birth plan.
In some places c - sections can be an elective procedure for
women who don't
want to go through
labor.
Proponents of birthing as a non-medical event sometimes show natural birth pictures and natural birth videos where
laboring women are strapped onto a special
labor table or undergo procedures they don't really
want like an unnecessary c - section or induction.
«I mean, some
women are justifying, you know, «Oh, because I
want to avoid the pain of
labor.»
Whether a
woman wants to do it squatting in a bathtub or lying on a couch, it is all up to her as she indeed is the one who understands what place and position works well with her
labor pains.
If a
woman wants to
labor in a hospital, she will have to do her research on what they allow her to do and what will be forbidden.
If a
woman wants to deliver at a birthing center, there might be a couple of restrictions here and there, but generally a birthing center will allow a
woman to
labor and deliver however fits her best.
Things are circulated there as truth — «You only have one position you can
labor in at the hospital,» «You can't make noise at the hospital,» «At the hospital they'll try to force drugs on you that will hurt your baby» — that aren't true, and so many
women who choose home birth think they are making a choice that will give them more «control,» when really they'd have all those same options at the hospital (multiple
labor positions, noise or no noise, no drugs if they
want) and MORE.
Janet Balaskas is speaking to those
women who
want to grow in self - awareness and to use their bodies actively in
labor.
More and more
women are deciding that they
want to take back control of their bodies during the
labor process and do not
want to be subjected to unnecessary procedures (i.e., episiotomy, enemas, breaking of water, etc.) Far too often doctors are performing these and other procedures and giving
women pitocin to speed up the
labor process to suit the doctor's own schedule, not the mother's or baby's schedule.
If a
laboring woman suddenly decides that she doesn't
want someone to share in her birthing experience (whether it's a mother, a dear friend or even a nurse / doctor that has made her uncomfortable), a grown - ass man will show them the door.
Since scheduled c - sections are extraordinarily safe there is no reason to demonize
women who
want to avoid
labor by scheduling one.
Women wanted a place to go to be around other Moms and talk about their pregnancies, their labor complications, and some even said it was where women talked about their husb
Women wanted a place to go to be around other Moms and talk about their pregnancies, their
labor complications, and some even said it was where
women talked about their husb
women talked about their husbands.
How does the
woman want you to participate in unexpected situations, such as premature
labor or an emergency cesarean?
Pregnant
women are often the unwilling audience for
women who
want to complain about their
labor horror stories, or extole the virtues of a specific method for removing all pain from childbirth.
Does the
woman want you to take photos or video of her
labor?
When a
woman is in
labor, she's likely to
want relief from the contractions.
I didn't
want a «do - over» in the explicit sense the
woman above
wanted — in fact, I had great anxiety over the idea of having to go through
labor again — but I do think that, explicitly or not, these sentiments are very, very common in the NCB - world.