Not exact matches
The origins of the NCB philosophy were sound: at a time when the only form of pain relief was the use of powerful IM or IV meds which DID go through the placenta and resulted in far too many groggy babies [in those
days Narcan to counteract the baby's respiratory depression at
birth was ALWAYS immediately to hand], and the effect of them was usually augmented by scopolamine, which was supposed to be amnesiac but often resulted in the patient becoming uncontrollable and later having traumatic «flashbacks»,
UNMEDICATED birth was a definite improvement for everyone involved — if the patient could cope with it.
These special women who have stepped «out of the box» to prepare for
birth in such a different way and give their babies the gift of a gentle,
unmedicated start in life inspire me... every
day.
I had a perfect
unmedicated birth and immediate skin to skin but my little sweet pea took a
day to latch and months to do it correctly.
At home two
days later I had a screaming baby who was refusing my breast and a bleeding nipple that felt more painful than my
unmedicated birth!
Most American obstetricians have never even seen an
unmedicated childbirth when they finish their residencies; very few these
days (unlike in the not - so - distant past) has attended a home
birth or given
birth at home.
My first wood not go as planned... It was supposed to be an
unmedicated natural
birth... My water broke a month and a
day early with a breech baby... Urgent c - section and a hell hospital stay.