Sentences with phrase «mothers in labor who»

A birthing center, according to Wikipedia, is a healthcare facility, staffed by nurse - midwives, midwives, and / or obstetricians, for mothers in labor who may be assisted by doulas and coaches.

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The flip side of the movement of mothers into the labor force has been a dramatic decline in the share of mothers who are now stay - at - home moms.

Citing examples of Christian mothers who were instrumental in the abolition of slavery and the passage of laws against child labor, she makes a strong case that virtues such as compassion and creativity that are «refined in the practice of motherhood can and should be used in other arenas to bring God's love, peace, mercy and justice to the world.»

A doula is a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to a mother who is expecting, is experiencing labor, or has recently given birth.

A new study in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Gynaecology confirms what many who have undergone a hospital birth already know: the use of the labor - inducing drug pitocin (synthetic oxytocin) leads to great pain and suffering, including serious adverse, unintended health effects to both mother and infant.

My sister who works in labor and delivery says this is a wonderful program, and at least encourages new mothers to think about nursing, the staff is very knowledgeable if you have any questions.

Although it is important for me to work with highly professional and skilled women (who are also mothers) who are put to the strictest standards of high quality birth artwork in the event I have an imminent emergency during a client's labor, my goal is to always be dependable and attend every one of my birth client's births myself, and I am glad to say in four years of birth photography (out of my ten years of working as a photographer), I have attended each of my client's births myself.

Beginning in 2014 all birth certificates will detail who provided prenatal care, who attended the labor and / or birth, where the mother began labor intending to give birth, and her actual place of birth.

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.)

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.

While mothers and fathers offer somewhat different views of the division of labor in their household, there is general agreement about who in their family is more job - or career - focused.

Show me a mother who didn't watch a home birth video before she went in labor.

One study found that babies born after epidurals were less likely to be fully breastfed on hospital discharge; this was an especial risk for epidural mothers whose babies did not feed in the first hour after birth.112 A Finnish survey records that 67 percent of women who had labored with an epidural reported partial or full formula - feeding in the first 12 weeks compared to 29 percent of nonepidural mothers; epidural mothers were also more likely to report having «not enough milk.»

Every drug that the mother receives in labor will pass through the placenta to her baby, who is more vulnerable to toxic effects.

«It seems that, if we are too cavalier about inducing labor for the convenience of either the mother or the provider, we are ignoring the baby's essential contribution and asking him to participate even when he is not ready,» says Biddy Fein, CNM, who attends births at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

That's why most midwives will assist in a home birth only if the mother is healthy and has had a normal pregnancy, said Natalie Evans, a Chicago - based doula (someone who provides emotional support during labor) who teaches childbirth education.

A British study comparing mothers who walked during labor to mothers who stayed in bed demonstrated that walking not only shortened labor but also reduced pain and the need for medication.

The American Pregnancy Association defines a doula as «a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to a mother who is expecting, is experiencing labor, or has recently given birth.»

While not all mothers who have a tub set up for use during labor will choose to remain in the water for the actual birth, most find that their labor is eased and relaxation greatly facilitated through use of the tub.

Labor Code § 1030 et seq. (2001) provides that employers need to allow a break and provide a room for a mother who desires to express milk in private.

Though it happens in only a small number of births, the strong contractions that accompany a fast labor can be overwhelming to a mother who did not expect to progress through labor so quickly.

Most mothers in the United States who want to labor for a VBAC still face resistance from their physician or hospital despite clear evidence that VBAC is a reasonable choice for women with a prior cesarean birth.

Recent research of home birth data has shown a higher risk in home VBAC for mothers who have never had a prior vaginal birth, yet access to trial of labor in level 1 and level 2 hospitals is lacking.

A doula who accompanies a woman in labor mothers the mother, taking care of her emotional needs throughout childbirth.

We specialize in labor support for VBACs, cesarean prevention, and postpartum care of multiples, preemies, babies with special needs such as reflux or apnea, breastfeeding, mothers who are experiencing perinatal or postpartum mental / emotional challenges, and are familiar with a wide range of other family dynamics and needs.

Fit Pregnancy reports first - time mothers who are induced have higher rates of cesareans than those who aren't induced citing a study in which 12 percent of mothers who went into labor on their own needed a C - section while 23.4 percent of those who are medically induced did and 23.8 percent of those who chose elective induction did.

Recently, I worked with a mother who was having difficulties latching her baby on to the breast in hospital after a long and medicated labor.

That's right, you would think that after labor and delivery as a new mother who is recovering you would deserve a break but this is in fact when all the tasks start coming at you, fast and furious as you get thrown in at the deep end and unfortunately there is no instruction manual or training for this, sorry.

Fresh faced, wearing metal - rimmed glasses and a silky black dress cinched at the waist, she resembles more a neighborhood volunteer than a politician — an identity born out of her upbringing in the Glen Oaks section of Eastern Queens, where she was raised by a father who was a labor organizer and a mother who was a tenant lawyer.

The following days after labor the researchers evaluated the mothers» emotional state in order to assess who among them had developed postpartum depression.

Statistics from the Doula Organization of North America show a 25 percent decrease in length of labor, 50 percent reduction in C - sections and improved mental health and infant care for mothers who use doulas.

There was also a 31 % decrease in the use of Pitocin — medicine used to induce and speed up labor — for mothers who had doulas by their side.

In fact, some studies show that mothers who labored with a doula were less liking to have overall negative feelings around birth, and that the presence of a doula positively impacted a mother's long - term view about her baby and herself.

Based on the Joyce Maynard novel of the same name, the film takes place over the course of a Labor Day weekend and tells the story of a 13 - year - old boy who convinces his reclusive mother to take in a drifter, who turns out to be an escaped convict on the run.

An only child, who watched my father, a WWII veteran in the Royal Canadian Engineers, enter the reserve army of labor after he was fired from Philips and my mother - a homemaker - venture out to work to support the family as a telephone operator when my father's emphysema made it impossible for him to continue working in part - time electronics stores, I grew up angry, suspicious of giving my life over to a corporation, or what we called «the suits.»

Acupuncture can also help the mother dog who is in labor, unable to continue.

JD mothers who remained in the labor force were more likely to switch careers while MBA moms were twice as likely to merely quit.

This can be an individual healthcare provider such as a doctor or nurse, or a company (examples are hospitals or drug companies), who gave substandard care to a mother or child at any time prenatally, during the labor and delivery, and / or after delivery while the child was in the nursery.

Many airlines will refuse to carry women who are in an advanced stage of pregnancy — again, because of the risk that the mother will go into labor and / or need medical attention while in flight.