I am a doula (in my free time) and absolutely love helping
women have positive birth experiences since I know first hand how deeply birth can affect women (in good and bad ways).
Not exact matches
Positive stories shared by
women who
have had wonderful childbirth
experiences are an irreplaceable way to transmit knowledge of a
woman's true capacities in pregnancy and
birth.»
I think it is in all how they present it - hopefully it will be well presented that
birth can be a
positive experience, and not so much that
women are now
having orgasmic
births, & you are missing out if you don't
have one.
Through the process, I discovered my passion for helping
women to
have a safe,
positive, and empowering
birth experience.
For the most part, doulas were associated with helping
women in pregnancy and
birth have a
positive experience through education and support.
Inspired by her own
positive experience, she is dedicated to helping
women have their own fulfilling
birth experiences.
There are a lot of factors that affect breastfeeding success and many
women overcome them, as you overcame the feeding delay after
birth to
have a
positive experience.
And just in case you need some convincing, research (like this and this and this)
has shown that
women supported by a doula are: * more likely to
have a spontaneous vaginal
birth * less likely to ask for pain medication * less likely to
have a cesarean
birth * more likely to report a
positive birth experience * more likely to
have a decrease length of labor
From this study, researchers concluded that «
women who received continuous labor support were more likely to give
birth «spontaneously», without caesarean, vacuum, or forceps, less likely to use pain medications,
have shorter labors and
have an overall more
positive birth experience.»
With dedicated labor support,
women are more likely to
have a satisfying and
positive birth experience and require less medical pain management.
I just wondered what you thought about a
woman's right to a
positive birth experience, especially when — correct me if I'm wrong —
women who
have traumatic
experiences have higher rates of post natal depression?
Obstetric care providers
have assumed that control of pain is the foremost concern of laboring
women, and that effective pain relief will ensure a
positive birth experience.
Society may still be slightly more inclined to give out medals to
women who achieve a DIY vaginal delivery while making disparaging comments about
women who are «too posh to push,» but the fact remains that if a baby is born healthy and a
woman has had a
positive birth experience, the prospect for their future health and relationship is equally good, and for most mothers, that's all that really matters in the end.
Charlie believes that
women still
have an innate ability to give
birth without intervention and strives to make a
positive difference in the total
birth experience for new mothers.
Many
women have a
positive view of this phenomenon and end up looking at it as part of the whole labor and
birth experience.
I appreciate hearing other
women's
birth stories and I especially love reading stories from other
women who
have had a
positive experience with
birth because I feel that it is rare to hear stories that look at giving
birth in a
positive way.
Doulas are truly amazing and
have been credited with many
positive side effects, including lower cesarean section rates when they are present as well as higher satisfaction with the
birth experience on the part of the
women they serve during childbirth.
This may sound counter-intuitive, but
women who used epidural pain relief
have less
positive feelings about their
birth experience than
women who use no medical pain relief.7, 8 No matter what methods of pain relief a
woman used, low levels of pain
have not been found to be associated with high levels of enjoyment during labor.9 So what matters for a good
birth experience?
Many
women have positive, supported
experiences with doulas, so if it's what you want from your
birth experience, chances are you'll be glad you made the investment.
A study by Hildingsson et al. (2011) found that labour induction was associated with a less
positive birth experience, and
women who were induced were more likely to be frightened that their baby
would be damaged during
birth.
Hiring a house in order to be in the catchment for DOMINO homebirth, asking for a new health care professional in labour, changing hospitals, challenging policy —
women are becoming more proactive in their approach of navigating the system in order to ensure that they get the most out of their maternity care and
have a healthy
positive birth experience.
Ensuring that
women are not only satisfied with their care but
have a
positive birth experience can be the catalyst to ensuring they survive and thrive.»
The
Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin Buy on Amazon - Buy on Book Depository A guide for those who wish to help a
woman have a
positive childbirth
experience.
While many
women have reported very
positive experiences at birthing centers, a number of hospitals
have begun to change their attitude towards labor and
birth practices to make sure that
women are just as happy with their hospital
experience.
Additionally, after the fact,
women who
had supportive
birth partners tend to view their
birth experience in a more
positive light, and some research even shows that they...
Additionally, after the fact,
women who
had supportive
birth partners tend to view their
birth experience in a more
positive light, and some research even shows that they
have less post-partum depression, and breastfeed easier.
I still struggle with my
experience, but
have decided to use it in a
positive way, and to let other
women know about hospital
births.
Women who
had a
positive thyroid test were more than twice as likely to
experience placental abruption, a complication in which the placenta separates from the uterus too early during
birth.
Nothing makes me happier than helping
women avoid the trauma I went through and
have easy, confident,
positive birth experiences.
I
have met
women who opted for home
birth and described it as a
positive experience.