In my last update, all the way back in the distant and misty times of being 25 weeks pregnant, I wrote about
labour and birth choices.
Not exact matches
Our classes cover all the basic information about
labour and birth, but also include strategies for pain management,
choices, decision - making during
labour, coping techniques,
and medical options, as well as breast feeding, baby care,
and postpartum reality.
We've long offered a childbirth educator
and / or doula - led complement of workshops to encourage a more informed
choice of
birth options from interventions, comfort measures in
labour to delivery
and breastfeeding classes.
AIMS Ireland is a non-profit, voluntary organisation which supports evidence - based
choices for women in pregnancy,
labour and birth and in the postnatal period.
The
Birth Partner needs to be supportive of your
choices for childbirth
and help you in finding coping tools during
labour.
Induction of
Labour: * higher rates of Caesarean Section * increased risk of your baby being admitted to NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) * increased risk of forceps or vacuum (assisted delivery) * contractions may be stronger than a spontaneous labour * your labour is no longer considered «low risk» — less choices in where and how you birth, restricted birth positions, continuous monitoring CTG, time limits for which to labo
Labour: * higher rates of Caesarean Section * increased risk of your baby being admitted to NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) * increased risk of forceps or vacuum (assisted delivery) * contractions may be stronger than a spontaneous
labour * your labour is no longer considered «low risk» — less choices in where and how you birth, restricted birth positions, continuous monitoring CTG, time limits for which to labo
labour * your
labour is no longer considered «low risk» — less choices in where and how you birth, restricted birth positions, continuous monitoring CTG, time limits for which to labo
labour is no longer considered «low risk» — less
choices in where
and how you
birth, restricted
birth positions, continuous monitoring CTG, time limits for which to
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It's about responsible, appropriate, knowledgeable decision - making in
birth choices and during
labour.
Helping
Birth: Your Guide to Pain Relief
Choices and Interventions in
Labour and Childbirth with real stories
Seven key themes were identified in the data: working with women from the early pregnancy, informing
choice, the
birth environment, careful watching
and waiting, managing early
labour, helping the woman to cope with
labour,
and tools in the tool kit.
Women's experiences of care reported in the original studies include maternal satisfaction with information, advice, explanation, venue of delivery
and preparation for
labour and birth, as well as perceptions of
choice for pain relief
and evaluations of carers behaviour.
During pregnancy,
labour,
and birth there are many
choices to make which can affect the health of ourselves
and our babies.
Pain relief should be available to all women in
labour and birth, should they want it; however, with all
birth choices the information should be accurate
and up - to - date
and there should be scientific evidence to support any
and all interventions.
Childbirth is not a medical condition that requires pain relief but the opportunity to avail of analgesics in
labour and birth has, as discussed above, been sought throughout history
and it has particularly become a much lauded
choice over the last 50 years, since the advent
and popular use of the epidural.
Satisfaction outcomes reported in the included studies included maternal satisfaction with information, advice, explanation, venue of delivery, preparation for
labour and birth, as well as giving
choice for pain relief
and behaviour of the carer.