If the baby becomes distressed (this is detected by changes in the baby's heart rate or the presence of meconium, the baby's first stool) but it is already moving down the birth canal, forceps or Ventouse will usually be preferred to a caesarean section; if the baby is not moving down the birth canal and is becoming distressed, a caesarean section may be recommende
If the baby becomes distressed (this is detected by changes in the baby's heart rate or the presence of meconium, the baby's first stool) but it is already moving down the birth canal, forceps or
Ventouse will usually be preferred to a caesarean section;
if the baby is not moving down the birth canal and is becoming distressed, a caesarean section may be recommende
if the baby is not moving down the birth canal and is becoming distressed, a caesarean section may be recommended.
Sometimes, it might be necessary to open your legs wider than your pain - free range to deliver your baby safely, particularly
if you have an assisted delivery (for example, with the vacuum or
ventouse).