I had taken childbirth classes in the Bradley Method to prepare for a drug - free birth, during which we read about the many
possible dangers to the baby of drugs during labor.
Not exact matches
An article reviews the
possible dangers of too much caffeine
to breastfeeding
babies.
We all realize the importance of teaching children as early as
possible the
dangers of a fire, and the consequences of getting
to close
to it, but when dealing with
babies, actions have more power than words.
If a
baby is lying down when breast - feeding or bottle - feeding there is a
danger of the milk
to back up through the Eustachian tube and into the ears causing
possible ear infections.
To make your bed as safe for co-sleeping as safe as
possible, make sure your
baby is on his back, away from pillows, and not in
danger of falling off the bed, as explained by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
If your goal is
to end your birth story with a healthy
baby, a healthy mother, after the least amount of
danger and discomfort in labor
possible, then being able
to labor on your own couch becomes meaningless in terms of control when you know how little doing so actually changes anything.
After doing some additional reading on the
possible dangers of epidurals, narcotics, and analgesics
to mom and
baby, I felt relieved by this decision.