Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Swiss ball (redirected fromBirth ball) Medical Swiss ball n. Seeexercise ball. [From the early use of exercise balls by physical therapists in Switzerland during the 1960s.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright...
natural childbirth - labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby" Bradley method, Bradley method of childbirth - a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by...
In maternity wards that included a nurse/nurse-midwife in labour and birth care, the incidence of cesarean section was lower. The results of this study illustrate the potential benefit of collaborative work between physicians and nurses/nurse-midwives in labor and birth care. The adoption of good...
The choice of labor and birth positions plays a critical role in the mother's comfort level during birth and how quickly and effectively her labour does - or does not - progress. Effective positioning can speed labor and reduce discomfort by aligning the baby properly, by reducing area-...
I was crying of joy for labor! Beautiful! Congrats! I am 25 weeks pregnant with my second child. First birth was amazing! 4h total! water birth no tearing. I drank raspberry leaf tea, nettle tea the last trimester. I saw my osteopath and acupunctor once a month the whole pregnancy. ...
Two obstetric complications scales were used to make blind evaluations of labour and delivery data. RESULTS: Patients with mania did not experience a greater frequency or severity of labour and delivery complications than their matched controls. Rates of obstetric adversity were unrelated to the ...
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A birthing person feeling stress or adrenaline will reduce the building hormones needed to continue moving labor forward. So, when you walk into a birth room and only see a bed and stirrups, your response should be “what else do you have available for comfort and privacy during birth?”...
Preterm birth is a syndrome (91), and we expect outcomes to vary by underlying cause, with different outcomes from pre- term labor/ruptured membranes (associated with infection), fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, and provider-initiated preterm births as compared with those with rapid delivery...
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