This comes as a new study shows that the long - term impact of
vaginal childbirth delivery is associated with an almost twofold increase in the risk of stress urinary incontinence.
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Natural
childbirth refers to a
vaginal delivery without using pain medication.
Recovering from
childbirth, whether by c - section or
vaginal delivery, is no easy feat.
Some moms say they feel cheated out of a
vaginal delivery, especially if they took
childbirth classes and fantasized about the «ideal birth.»
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Research also suggests that women who use hospital - based birthing centers are more likely to have a normal
vaginal birth and more likely to be breast - feeding six to eight weeks after
delivery than those who give birth in a typical hospital setting, said Ellen Hodnett, a professor of nursing at the University of Toronto and a review author for the Cochrane Collaboration Pregnancy and
Childbirth Group.
Childbirth education does appear to be able to reduce fear of childbirth.5 While one study found childbirth education associated with increased odds of vaginal delivery, this may be due to the high proportion of women with a planned repeat cesarean in the contr
Childbirth education does appear to be able to reduce fear of
childbirth.5 While one study found childbirth education associated with increased odds of vaginal delivery, this may be due to the high proportion of women with a planned repeat cesarean in the contr
childbirth.5 While one study found
childbirth education associated with increased odds of vaginal delivery, this may be due to the high proportion of women with a planned repeat cesarean in the contr
childbirth education associated with increased odds of
vaginal delivery, this may be due to the high proportion of women with a planned repeat cesarean in the control group.6
Natural
childbirth involves having
vaginal labor and
delivery with no or limited medical interference.
Using data from the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology's (SOAP's) Serious Complication Repository (SCORE) project — a large, comprehensive database that systematically captures
delivery statistics and tracks complications — the authors identified more than 257,000
deliveries (including both
vaginal and cesarean) where epidural, spinal or general anesthesia was administered during
childbirth.
Childbirth can permanently stretch the
vaginal canal and opening, especially if an instrument like forceps or a vacuum is used during a
delivery.