Pregnant Women Crave TV Birthing DramasLOS ANGELES -- Pregnant women are known for their unusual cravings. Pickles. Ice cream. And sometimes the two mixed together.Vrana, Debra
I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and scheduled to be induced at 39 weeks. I’m still debating on being induced vs going into labor naturally. A part of me is hesitant. Anyone been induced in the past and have any thoughts/concerns about it? Latest: 4 days ago | Htyujn 33 OB said ...
So for a lot of people, what do we know about giving birth? Well, right away an image of a nervous and panicking pregnant woman in a car being driven to the hospital at high speeds by her equally panicking husband, springs to mind right? Or maybe woman lying in a hospital bed surroun...
Elizabeth Clyde, the author of Pregnant and Empowered, retells her birth stories and discusses her experience as an African American millennial mother. She advises pregnant people to make birth a mental experience and to make it their own. She found the presence of mind to be a powerful, refl...
Competitive aims are also clear in those texts where a high amount of negative-laden language is aimed at competing groups of people, whether they be the man-midwives (Elizabeth Nihell) or the more traditional women midwives (Henry Bracken). Space precludes a fuller discussion of the textual-...
Perceived Childbirth Self-Efficacy and its Associated factors among pregnant women in South-Central Ethiopia. Int J Womens Health. 2023;15:1431–42. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S423784. Article Google Scholar WHO. WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. Geneva...
However, this isn’t the case for every woman, especially for those that have not had a previous vaginal delivery. Many women (and most first time moms) need to put forth great strength behind each pushing contraction to birth their babies. Some have to give everything they’ve got, for...
Racial and ethnic disparities in medical history taking: detecting substance use among low-income pregnant women. Ethn Dis. 2006;16(1):28-34.PubMedGoogle Scholar 11. Ellsworth MA, Stevens TP, D’Angio CT. Infant race affects application of clinical guidelines when screening ...
Evidence on Birth Seats (for people with and without epidurals) Birth seats or stools have been used for thousands of years. For example, they are mentioned in the book of Exodus 1:16: “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool…” Recently, research...
Birthing Ball for Plus Size Women When looking for a birthing ball for a plus size mama, it’s important to buy a ball that is anti-burst, can resist over 2,000 pounds of weight, and is of high quality. (These requirements are the same for any pregnant woman no matter how much she...