I have talked to a lot of different women who say they loved their epidural, but I am wondering if there is any possibility that
medications used during labor may affect my baby and our early breastfeeding experiences.
Not exact matches
Focused on giving the mother the most information about her choices, the Lamaze method does not choose one side on whether women should
use medication during labor.
Research has found that women who have continuous one - on - one support
during labor tend to
use pain
medication less often, have slightly shorter
labors, and are less likely to have a c - section or a forceps or vacuum - assisted delivery.
When I got pregnant with my daughter, there were a few things I was determined about: not
using any pain
medication during labor,...
If you have
used pain
medications during labor, it may take your baby longer to complete the stages and start to suckle.
The Bradley method is a set of techniques women can
use during labor to promote natural childbirth (namely, childbirth that takes place without medical intervention or pain killing
medications).
Research shows that women who have continuous support
during labor have a shorter, more comfortable
labor, experience fewer interventions (including cesarean birth), and
use pain
medication less often.
When I got pregnant with my daughter, there were a few things I was determined about: not
using any pain
medication during labor, not finding out the gender of the baby, and breastfeeding for the first year.
The induction of
labor, a scheduled C - section, or the
use of a lot of
medications during birth, can interfere with breastfeeding and cause a delay in the onset of breast milk production.
Research shows that the active presence of a supportive and educated life partner is associated with many positive benefits
during childbirth, including shorter
labors, less
use of pain
medication or epidurals, fewer cesarean sections and more successful breastfeeding.
Before she experienced a single contraction, my brother's wife decided to
use pain
medication during labor, a choice made by thousands of American couples each day.
While these allow movement, unlike an epidural, they affect the baby as well as the mother, and personally, I wouldn't even consider
using opiate
medication during labor.
This may occur, for example, due to negligent monitoring of maternal and fetal vital signs; negligent failure to diagnose and manage umbilical cord prolapse, umbilical compression, or placental abruption; or negligent
use of
medications during labor.