My Operanatural child births attempts to minimize medical intervention
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5:25:33 PM
European travelers in Africa during the 19th century observed caeserean sections being performed on a regular basis. The expectant mother was normally anesthetized with alcohol, and herbal mixtures were used to encourage healing. From the well-developed nature of the procedures employed, European observers concluded that they had been employed for some time.
The medico-legal restrictions on vaginal birth after caesarean, have also increased the caesarean rate.
Natural childbirth attempts to minimize medical intervention.
The amounts of pain experienced by women during childbirth varies. For some women, the pain is intense and agonizing; for other women there is little to no pain. Many factors affect pain perception; fear, number of previous births, fetal presentation, cultural ideas of childbirth, birthing position, support given during labor, beta-endorphin levels, and a woman's natural pain threshold. Uterine contractions are always intense during childbirth. Some women report these sensations as painful, though the degree of pain varies from individual to individual.
The medico-legal restrictions on vaginal birth after caesarean, have also increased the caesarean rate.
Natural childbirth attempts to minimize medical intervention.
The amounts of pain experienced by women during childbirth varies. For some women, the pain is intense and agonizing; for other women there is little to no pain. Many factors affect pain perception; fear, number of previous births, fetal presentation, cultural ideas of childbirth, birthing position, support given during labor, beta-endorphin levels, and a woman's natural pain threshold. Uterine contractions are always intense during childbirth. Some women report these sensations as painful, though the degree of pain varies from individual to individual.
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