In this article we are going to look at
normal pregnancy and childbirth, with the emphasis on the word «normal».
However it is helpful to all of us to understand just what happens in
normal pregnancy and childbirth so that can know what to look out for.
Not exact matches
My philosophy of birth is that it is a
normal, beautiful, powerful
and physiologic process
and that ALL families have the absolute right to knowledge about all of the choices, options
and alternatives they have when it comes to
pregnancy and childbirth.
We firmly believe that
pregnancy and childbirth are
normal natural bodily functions, profoundly spiritual, truly inspiring
and an empowering rite of passage for women
and their families.
Even as recently as 50 years ago women thought that
pregnancy made them delicate enough to stay at home more often than not,
and the recovery from
childbirth left a woman hospitalized for weeks after a
normal birth.
Although
pregnancy and delivery are, under healthy conditions,
normal social
and physiological processes,
childbirth has become hospital centred in most industrialised countries.
Though each couple may have individual reasons, many women prefer home births because they believe that most of the time
pregnancy and childbirth are
normal functions of a healthy body — not a potential life -
and - death crisis that requires the supervision of a surgeon.
Research also suggests that women who use hospital - based birthing centers are more likely to have a
normal vaginal birth
and more likely to be breast - feeding six to eight weeks after delivery than those who give birth in a typical hospital setting, said Ellen Hodnett, a professor of nursing at the University of Toronto
and a review author for the Cochrane Collaboration
Pregnancy and Childbirth Group.
Unlike
normal weight gain, these
pregnancy pounds come on rather quickly
and it can be hard losing weight after
childbirth.
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.
Exercises while pregnant are covered in full, listing
normal weight gain
pregnancy statistics
and the best exercises that accelerate weight loss after
childbirth.
Inside you'll unlock the secrets to
normal weight gain,
pregnancy safe exercise,
pregnancy weight gain by week expectations,
and weight loss after
childbirth.
A skilled birth attendant is an accredited health professional — such as a midwife, doctor or nurse — who has been educated
and trained to proficiency in the skills needed to manage
normal (uncomplicated)
pregnancies,
childbirth and the immediate postnatal period,
and in the identification, management
and referral of complications in women
and newborns.
Though each couple may have individual reasons, most plan homebirths because they believe that most of the time
pregnancy and childbirth are
normal functions of a healthy body — not a potential life -
and - death crisis that requires the supervision of a surgeon.
As your body slows returns to
normal after
pregnancy and childbirth, you'll experience lots of little milestones, like the day you can have coffee again or the day you can fit back into your favorite pre-
pregnancy jeans.
Pregnancy, labor
and childbirth may be a
normal part of life but it is anything but easy.
I was freaked out until my OB explained that
pregnancy and childbirth can reset your cycle so that you have a new
normal.»
Midwives are specialists in
normal pregnancy,
childbirth,
and postpartum (after birth care).
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