If the fluid gets too low or if your baby is having trouble staying healthy, your provider may recommend starting labor early to help prevent
problems during labor and birth.
Not exact matches
You skewed my words regarding «managing» my
birth... the whole point of the midwife is to alert the mother of the possibility of a
problem, just like an OB so then a proper course of action can be taken... I was merely saying that they don't think of
birth as a medical emergency from the beginning, requiring things that are unnecessary, like constant monitoring because it's easier than intermittent monitoring, or restricting maternal intake because the doctor could get puked on, or have fecal matter excreted
during delivery is selfish (
and yes, I know, the mother could aspirate, but the rate of that is low too...
and I'm not saying they need to eat a steak dinner... but denying a drink of water, or a popsicle
during a long
labor is just ridiculous, as is rushing a natural process for convenience sake.)
Stolzer finds it comical that most mothers won't touch a cigarette or a caffeinated drink while they're pregnant — which is commendable — but then have no
problem in going to a hospital
and having powerful narcotics mainlined into their arm
during labor and birth.
Jacobs 28 found that adult survivors of sexual abuse experienced longer
labors, longer pregnancies, higher
birth weights, more terminations, earlier age at first pregnancy, more medical
problems, greater stress
during pregnancy
and more use of ultrasound.
For women who end up pregnant after experiencing a sexual assault, they're at a greater risk for experiencing longer
labors, longer pregnancies, higher
birth weights, more terminations, earlier age at first pregnancy, more medical
problems, greater stress
during pregnancy
and more use of ultrasound.
Even without the added risk of a multiple
birth and premature
labor, pregnancy
and childbirth are still inherently risky,
and healthy women who reach their due date can still experience complications that couldn't have been anticipated, like
problems with the placenta or umbilical cord
during delivery, for example, or unexpected fetal distress.