Intervention Child Birth Vs Natural

Giving birth should be a beautiful experience even though delivery can be terrifying and discomfort. Even though women have the decision to choose between having a natural childbirth or get an epidural majority of women give birth at a hospital get an epidural. Make sure when you base your decision on what’s best for your infant and not base off anyone influencing you. What constitutes a “Natural childbirth”? A natural childbirth is when a woman gives birth without any medication. You can choose between having a mid-wife and having an at home birth or you can give birth at the hospital without any medication either way is consider giving natural childbirth. According to Kristeen, an epidural is drugs called local anesthetics, such as bupivacaine, chloroprocaine, or liocaine it numbs the abdomen or pelvic region during labor. An epidural is given when the women is about 4 or 5 centimeters dilated (Cherney, par.2-6). In order to get an epidural you have to get a shot in your spine (lower back). In 1909, the first caudal anaesthesia was given for labor pains by a German obstetrical, Walter Stoeckel, and he study 141 cases of healthy laboring women with epidurals. In 1931, the first catheter was used in an epidural. By the 1940s, epidural were being used sporadically for labor but did not gain true momentum until the 1970s. This was in large part due to the fact that other

The author of the article is Carla Keirns who currently works and does research at Stony Brook University in New York. She calls herself a physician, clinical ethicist, teacher and health policy researcher (Keirns 178). The article presents her medical experience: she was a medical student, had internship in Philadelphia’s maternity ward and assisted at a number of cesareans. Her fellow-students are obstetricians, pediatricians, physicians, MFM specialists who she consulted when pregnant. So, Carla Keirns is a health professional who is involved in medical issues.

Elective inductions are becoming increasing popular and the old wait till you go into labor is becoming something of the past. Many woman want to predict when their future offspring will be here and be able to have a plan for when to take off of work. But one thing about having these elective inductions is the fact that they are more of a social event rather than a medical necessity. Studies have shown that the elective induction group makes up more than one third of the pregnant population (Jonsson 2012, pg. 198). This means woman are volunteering to make themselves go into labor before their body is ready. Not only are elective inductions increasing but being induced has been associated with a 3 to 4 fold increase in having a cesarean section (Yogev 2013, pg.1736). A Bishop Score is done before the start of any induction. This score is based off of cervical dilation, cervical effacement and the station of the babies head compared to the ischial spines. The number produced from this score shows whether or not the cervix is favorable or unfavorable. A favorable score is a score above 7. If the score falls below this, the cervix is not favorable. “Women who were closed dilation

It was concluded by the researchers that natural childbirth preparation that included breathing and relaxation training didn’t decrease the need for epidural during labor. It didn’t even improve the birth experience or affect parental stress in early parenthood when compared (Bergström, Kieler, and Waldenström). Although both have their benefits and side effects, both are not greater than the other. They do not hold up to their title. There was a research conducted by Bergström, Kieler, and Waldenström, they had parents do questionnaires to see if they had experienced different type of pain and stress. The results were the same. The main difference were the risk associated with the type of birth

When it comes to medicine and the human body, everyone is different. We react to medications differently, to disease processes differently and especially to pain. Giving birth is one of the most natural events to occur in a woman’s life but every woman’s experience is different and so is their pain. Some are able to go through hours of labor and push for twenty minutes with pain levels they believe to be minimal. Others are unable to deal with the pain and often times anxiety that the pain can bring. Luckily for these women, medicine has evolved and the option for significant pain relief is available. The question raised when providing this option is, are there negative effects of receiving an epidural too early or late in the process.

Cons about unmedicated birth, mothers who have low pain tolerance tend to be really weak during the times they need to push. Therefore it will lead to prolonged labor or even a more complicated labor.

In today’s era, new moms to be have developed different opinions about birthing techniques. Some strongly demand for a vaginal delivery, some wish to opt for C-sec just to avoid labor pains and many more. All these opinions are based on several myths and facts associated with delivery patterns. Doctors guide the patients the correct delivery pattern based on several factors most important being the maternal and fetal health. Following are some myths associated with caesarian section and their reality:

Childbirth can be described as one of the most rewarding and also painful experiences in a woman’s life. Most women choose some type of method to ease pain, however, there has been a lot of controversy over which pain management method is the most effective. Not only is the pain management method a factor, mothers have to choose which type of childbirth is right for them. Women can choose from out-of-hospital or in-hospital births and with the exception of complications, they can decide whether they want to deliver naturally or have medicinal assistance. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention reports that the percentage of out-of- hospital births has increased from 1.26% of U.S. births in 2011 to 1.36% in 2012, and has been increasing

Osborne and Hanson (2011) study aimed at providing a description of practices that certified midwives and nurses use as they respond to bearing down efforts by mothers while dealing with women during their second stage. Additionally, the study aimed to determine major factors linked to use of supportive methods during second stage of labor care. The results revealed that 82.4% of the midwives and nurse midwives frequently provided care and support for women who had no epidural anesthesia to initiate bearing down

For thousands of years women have been delivering babies naturally without pain medications. We have survived as a species for this long this way. We were designed to birth without pain medications, so why is it that today it is more common to use the drugs than to deliver naturally? In this essay I will discuss the different arguments for mothers to consider an all-natural birth experience.

Over thirty one percent of women in the United States have given birth via cesarean section (Lothian, 198). With cesarean rates this high it is necessary for one to ask, are these interventions truly medically necessary and are they beneficial for the mother and child? Cesarean sections can lead to a longer recovery time span for the mother. This can result in many troublesome issues for the mother and the newborn, like delayed bonding and other physical challenges and demands that new mother’s experiences, which can take a huge toll her mind and body. Natural births attended by midwifes attended are the preferred method of

To obtain evidence to answer my question, I searched Google Scholar, Google Scholar is a database that compiles articles from scholarly sources. When searching, I used the terms “epidural”, “c-section” and “labor” to find my articles. I also used exclusion criteria. I specified that all articles should be published later than 1995, so that I got the most up to date articles. This search yielded 54 results, which I then sorted through. First, I read the titles of the articles and if they seemed to apply to the question, I read the abstract of the article. Through this process, I determined that 5 articles had the potential to answer my question.

Now as a Massage Therapy student I find it intriguing to learn about the role of a Massage Therapist in pregnancy and labor as possible future profession. I found this study interesting as it is relatively unique in nature and it addresses a topic in need of validation. I hope further research is pursued on the topic and would be interested in completing my own similar research in the future as a professional therapist. The study report was professionally written, but still easy to read and understand with limited medical knowledge of pregnancy and labor. Having a general understanding of the benefits of massage, it was reasonable to anticipate that massage would have a beneficial impact on how participants experienced pain and potentially epidural use. After reviewing this study it appears the hypothesis was rational, but results were ultimately limited by small sample size and considered statistically insignificant. However, this study did demonstrate clinical relevance to the practice of Massage Therapists and their involvement in managing labor pain. Subsequent research is required to further substantiate the hypothesis proposed in this

Childbirth is a beautiful thing. After the hours of labor, there is nothing more special than having the newly mother able to hold her child the minute after it’s born. It makes the pain that you had just experienced go away because all that matters in the world is that newborn child in your arms. During labor, every woman has her own experience but one common experience is the pain. According to Kitzinger (1978) “Labor pain can have negative or positive meaning, depending on whether the child is wanted, the interaction of the laboring woman with those attending her, her sense of ease or dis-ease in the environment provided for birth, her relationship with the father of her child and her attitude to her body throughout the reproductive

Childbirth can be considered as the highlight of a woman’s life and there has been an increase in number where the woman is asking for a caesarean section instead of giving birth through the vagina (Loke, 2015). Caesarean delivery is a surgical procedure that happens when an event or situation that happens that would be considers as an emergency. This surgery is to help get the infant out and to help both the mother and the infant. Recently, caesarean section has been more accepting among pregnant women; in fact, there are mothers who are requesting for a caesarean delivery. There are many complications associated with caesarean section, such as, major bleeding and post op infections.