So sign up for a childbirth class, get a few birth books, find some quality websites and delve into the world of options
surrounding labor and birth.
Not exact matches
A woman is
surrounded by her mother, sisters, cousins, aunts, grandmothers
and friends, creating a rock - solid foundation that cradles her through pregnancy,
labor,
birth and the postpartum period.
These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch
and presence, of being
surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar
and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to
labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating
and drinking as needed
and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value
and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier
labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during
labor (going too early can slow progress
and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned
birth en route), being able to choose how
and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments
and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents
and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding
and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies
and those without insurance,
and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering
and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy
and birth experience.
Common
labor practices had women giving
birth at home,
surrounded by their own mothers
and sisters
and often aided by a midwife.
OthersÆ
birth storiesùHave you been
surrounded with stories of joyful birthing, or have family members impressed upon you ôfamily patternsö of long
labors, back
labor, severe pain
and medical intervention?
Labor and delivery are vulnerable times for you, so
surround yourself with people you trust to support you in having the
birth you desire.
Regardless of whether
labor is long or short, whether it is hard or easy whether a baby is born vaginally or by cesarean, most parents recall the first hours
and days after
birth as crystal - clear images
surrounded by haze.
Chicago
Birth & Baby - formerly known as The Chicago Doulas - is Chicago's premier doula agency providing fertility support, birth, labor and postpartum doulas, placenta encapsulation, plus classes and education in childbirth, labor, breastfeeding and parenting for Chicago and the surrounding a
Birth & Baby - formerly known as The Chicago Doulas - is Chicago's premier doula agency providing fertility support,
birth, labor and postpartum doulas, placenta encapsulation, plus classes and education in childbirth, labor, breastfeeding and parenting for Chicago and the surrounding a
birth,
labor and postpartum doulas, placenta encapsulation, plus classes
and education in childbirth,
labor, breastfeeding
and parenting for Chicago
and the
surrounding areas.
Natural
births, because they lessen the stress
surrounding labor and delivery
and because mothers are prepared with deep breathing
and other techniques for dealing with
labor without drugs, tend to result in faster recovery rates.