How discourses of risk, blame and responsibility influence birth place decisions. Health Risk Soc. 2014;16(1):52-67.Coxon, Kirstie/Sandall, Jane/Fulop, Naomi J. (2014): "To what extent are women free to choose where to give birth? How discourses of risk, blame and responsibility ...
It can be comfortable for women who have had an epidural, and it gives your healthcare provider better access to the baby. While this is a popular position, Reid points out this position can “make it harder to push effectively because it's not as gravity-assisted.” Squatting. Pushing ...
For ladies who have never experienced childbirth, pushing a tiny human out through the small vagina seems like an impossible superhuman feat, but the vagina was designed to do this. It is something hard to imagine, but your baby will really be able to make his way through the birth canal ...
If your baby doesn't breathe spontaneously at birth, stimulate them by firmly rubbing up and down their back. If your baby still doesn't start breathing, lay them on their back and rub their chest or tap the bottoms of their feet. If they still don't breathe, give them mouth-to- mou...
While pushing, I kept my eyes closed, but I could hear her words of encouragement. My husband was great, of course, but having her strong, stable and loving presence made all the difference. After three hours of pushing, I gave birth to a healthy boy. If we have any more children, ...
No matter how you give birth, you will bleed like someone has died. This is normal. Your first post-partum poop could hurt. This is also normal, so talk to your doctor about stool softeners. As for your painful rear,these homemade padslayered with Tuck’s hemorrhoid pads are Romper's...
“People can have really strong opinions about working out during pregnancy, and I was surprised at how many people tried to shame me for what I was doing. But I knew myself, and I knew my body. I’d spoken with my doctor and other women who were on the same journey. There’s so...
of women get pain or weakness in their wrists during pregnancy, usually in the third trimester. Fluid retention puts more pressure on the carpal tunnel, which runs from your wrist to the bottom of your palm. Most likely, the pain will get better within a few months of your baby's birth...
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Women have traditionally been supported by a companion during childbirth, and there is good evidence this benefits both the woman and the baby.