When you ask moms why they jump so quickly to the epidural the vast majority say that they don't want to be in excruciating
pain during the birth of their baby.
Not exact matches
Somewhere along the way, I went from the idea
of getting an epidural and having a classic hospital
birth when I imagined having a
baby, to becoming a total hippie who never dreamed
of using
pain meds
during labor, knew I would have a doula and by the second time around, would be having my
baby at home.
And most women would prefer a normal
birth to a caesarean; after a normal
birth the cessation
of pain coincides with the
baby's arrival, whereas caesareans are
pain free
during, and painful after.
Childbirth in a medical
birth center means that a woman has access to
pain medication
during her labor and delivery if she chooses to avail herself
of it, labor will be induced if the doctor doesn't feel it is going along as it should, and the mom will be hooked up to an electronic
baby monitor for the entire process.
Many moms don't feel much
pain during labor, and save for the actual pushing
of the
baby through the
birth canal, it's often manageable through breathing or relaxation techniques.
Throughout throwing up everything she consumed
during labor and pacing the halls
of her
birth center, Cheryl reflected that the
pain and ridiculousness
of the labor experience was an abysmal way to bring a
baby into the world.
There is minimal intervention
during the
birth process, including monitoring, and an unmedicated approach to
pain management enables her to stay present and participate fully in the
birth of her
baby.
Afterwards, the women received an educational booklet on the intervention, in Arabic and French, containing illustrations and information on: the benefits
of breast milk, the importance
of skin - to - skin contact immediately after
birth, the importance
of early breastfeeding and giving colostrum to the
baby, the criteria
of good positioning for corrective breast - taking, the signs
of effective suckling, the signs
of effective breastfeeding for the first six months, on - demand breastfeeding and its daily frequency, breastfeeding accessories, techniques for collecting and storing breast milk, and questions and answers about different maternal concerns (depression, hygiene, nipple
pain, quantity
of milk produced, duration and number
of feedings, mixed feeding, diet to be followed
during breastfeeding, mothers» illness and breastfeeding, weaning
of the
baby, etc..)
NOTE: Parents should know — some
birth researchers, like Pediatrician John Kennell, are seriously asking whether a mother's epidural turns off her body's release
of pain - relieving hormones which a
baby relies on
during childbirth.
Historically and perhaps anecdotally, placenta encapsulation has been hailed as an aide to help combat
baby blues, increase milk supply, decrease
pain, reduce the amount
of postpartum bleeding, help the recovering mother bounce back from
birth and gain more balance and energy
during recovery.
You simply can not expect those
of us who have experienced true
birth trauma - and continue to experience it every day because we are in chronic
pain due to our injuries or because we are now unable to have more children or because something happened to our
babies during delivery - to even attempt to be supportive
of women complain about a traumatic
birth even though they can go on their merry way, totally healthy with totally healthy
babies.
Some
of the signs
of uterine rupture include heavy bleeding, acute
pain in - between labor contractions, the
baby receding back into the uterus
during birth, as well as shock and loss
of consciousness on the mother's part.